Asmongold Down syndrome abortion opinion
Asmongold frames the choice to abort fetuses with Down syndrome as a necessary act of mercy, calling it the right thing despite how many moral viewers will disagree. He identifies as a utilitarian and pragmatic person who sees these children as a lifelong burden requiring constant care that drains society. The situation is described as a tragedy, yet he insists on the decision being practical: "Whenever I see people that have down syndrome or there is something f*cked up about them that will be a constant drain on society." He acknowledges this view diverges from his audience's morals but stands firm in the belief that such lives are only a drain.
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I completely support aborting kids that will have Down Syndrome. I totally support it. I think it's the right thing to do. They're going to be a burden to society. They're going to have to be taken care of for their whole life. And again, I understand that this is the part where a lot of the more moral people in my audience diverge. I'm really not. I'm not. I am very much a utilitarian. I'm very pragmatic. and whenever I see people that have down syndrome or there's something fucked up about them this is a person that will be a constant drain on society they will only be a drain on society and fundamentally it is it's a tragedy it's horrible but sometimes making that decision is a mercy
