If you/your partner had a developmental disorder, would you breed even knowing there's a high chance your kid will inherit the condition?

[KostasKouvalis]

This is all purely hypothetical

Yeah, that's a risk I'm willing to take

That's not a risk I'm willing to take

Depends what the condition is

[petitedollbabee]

I don’t want kids but hypothetically if I did and if that was a risk, it would depend on the disorder and what programs/support my country offers around that disorder. If there’s no support or programs, due to it being a rare/severe disorder, then no I wouldn’t risk it.

[KostasKouvalis]

Yeah it's hypothetical. Follow up question for YOU then, what if someone else wanted you to have kids

[petitedollbabee]

It wouldn’t effect me at all. It’s my body, my life, my choice to have kids or not have kids is not someone else’s choice to make.

[KostasKouvalis]

Being self-centered is easier said then done to some people

[petitedollbabee]

That’s true, but over time I’ve learnt not to let people influence my choices for my body and life. And I’m lucky to have a supportive family who have never pressured me into having kids, because they understand my view on it all.

[KostasKouvalis]

You're lucky

[Cassie88]

Hell no. There are already too many people on this earth who think they're special because they see themselves as being "differently-abled", rather than handicapped.

[Guy13]

It depended on the character and intent of the partner. Knowingly passing illness on like seizures for instance would be a difficult prospect for me.

[alice55]

I would tend to say no