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Should deaf parents who use IVF be allowed to select for an embroyo that is also deaf? Should hearing parents using IVF be allowed to select for a deaf child?

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Any parent can choose a deaf child

Only deaf parents can select for it

Choosing a deaf embroyo is never ok

Unsure/other?

173 votes

Anonymous 4d

If there were a compelling reason to allow it- sure- but I don’t think there is, even for deaf parents. Deaf parents with hearing kids are still able to teach their children how to communicate

Anonymous 4d

I think its morally unfair to select an embryo that you know will have a lower QOL than the average person but we cross into eugenics in saying no one should be allowed a deaf embryo. Hearing parents in most cases are in fully hearing families and do not know or understand deaf life to be allowed to choose a deaf embryo but I think if theres atleast one deaf parent it shouldnt matter even if I personally morally disagree with that choice

Anonymous 4d

No but not out if moral obligation simply because its wrong to release information about donors and im pretty sure genetically deaf people arent allowed to donate

Anonymous 3d

Could you imagine how upsetting that’d be. Like y’all asses are deaf so now I have to be??😭

Anonymous

#1 4d

What’s the difference between selecting a deaf embryo and piercing the baby’s eardrums at birth? You’d never be able to do the second option so why would you the first? Should amputee parents be allowed to chop off their child’s leg? How could anyone without mental illness want their child to be worse off just to be similar to them

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Anonymous

#2 4d

well IVF is pretty commonly done with partners

Anonymous

#4 4d

+ I think OP is talking about looking at the embryos that formed and selecting which ones to use based on whether or not the embryo itself displays deaf genes

Anonymous

#3 4d

Can anyone answer my questions or are you just going to downvote because you can’t

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Anonymous

#3 4d

Its a stupid comparison unworthy of my time. If you need to pose that hypothetical you clearly dont actually care and just want to make an argument, so no I will not be dignifying that toddler bullshit with a proper response 🫶

Anonymous

#1 4d

What’s wrong with it? I’m just wondering. I do care that people don’t deafen their child just to match their disability

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Anonymous

#6 3d

Yeah I would hateeee my parents so much