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Originally Posted by Ma'ake
So where is the compassion in euthanizing a child produced from rape? Isn't a child from rape in (arguably) a better position than one of severe handicap? In other words, which way is it? What is the population of Downs syndrome children in the LDS population relative to historic average? (I see fewer Downs kids in Utah, personally - not a valid statistically survey).
Or is this really a mullah position?
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I don't see it as an issue of compassion, nor am I in the business of ranking quality of life (as it concerns abortion). My guess (read: non-authoritative answer) is that abortion is permitted in the case of rape because the pregnancy was a product of an extraordinarily violent, non-consensual act, and not because the value of the life itself is less.
I have no idea what the proportions of Down's syndrome children in Utah are, nor do I care. I do know that the church would not sanction aborting a child for that reason.