Who said it was 'cool'? As I understood it Singer meant that parent should BE ALLOWED to take a decision. There are several cases where a baby's physical hanicaps are so severe that medical technology can't even be remotely helpful. In those cases there is no 'cool' or 'right' thing to do. Everything sucks, but IMO it should, in normal cases, be up to the parents to make a decision. To whom should he leave morality issues? I think this is one of the cornerstones of the article, and I agree with Jon that everyone sould be allowed to publicise their opinons. Just because you disagree, or/. is a tech-site, dosn't remove his right to utter his opinions.
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Who said it was 'cool'? As I understood it Singer meant that parent should BE ALLOWED to take a decision. There are several cases where a baby's physical hanicaps are so severe that medical technology can't even be remotely helpful. In those cases there is no 'cool' or 'right' thing to do. Everything sucks, but IMO it should, in normal cases, be up to the parents to make a decision. To whom should he leave morality issues? I think this is one of the cornerstones of the article, and I agree with Jon that everyone sould be allowed to publicise their opinons. Just because you disagree, or /. is a tech-site, dosn't remove his right to utter his opinions.