Reply #32: You can't think of ANY?

[smoogatz]

Here's an easy one: what if pre-natal testing reveals that the fetus has a severe genetic defect and will be born with no brain (this is not a made up thing). Its life expectancy after birth will be measured in hours or days; during that time it will either suffer or feel nothing at all. What if your wife was pregnant with that baby? Would you insist that she carry it for nine months, endure the pain of labor and childbirth, then watch the baby (inevitably) die a few hours later?