Originally posted by inimalist
this crazy baby in the oven lady, was she getting counselling when she got pregnant again? where did it happen?ah ya, I'm not saying she is put in a prison facility or anything, but being held in a hospital for 9 months is not nearly as invasive or destructive to an individual, and has way less possibility for abuse, than does government mandated sterilization. Taking the child might be cruel, but that cruelness doesn't justify removing the right to not having the government **** with her person like that.
I'd certainly be in favour of her getting counselling that, in no uncertain terms, encouraged her to not have another baby, but I just don't believe the state has the right to order medical procedures on people.
She wasn't crazy, she was mentally retarded. I used her as an example since your brought the mentally-disabled up. No idea if she ever became pregnant again, was making a hypothetical as I was curious to your answer.
I still disagree. I can't imagine the loss of a uterus as being more devastating as carrying a child to term and them having it taken from you. Though I guess it depends heavily on the mother.
Which is fine reasoning I'd say in the general sense, but you're okay with the state taking their children. Confusing to me.