by Max Barry

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New vedan wrote:Encourage? Probably not. Be ok with? Yea why not. I mean jr probably still wont get a birth defect, it's a 8 out of 100 chance after all, and that's if hes born to a mother over 35. Even if he does theres no guarantee itll be some life changing disability. He could just have webbed toes or something.

Why take the risk? Again, its not just the lives of the two, its the third as well, what reasoning can you give for changing someones life in a way that puts them at a disadvantage compared to a normal person born of a normal family? Is it not the point of progress to attempt to prevent things like this? Is the point of progress, science, and medicine not to minimize the chances of someone having an issue no matter how big or small? Why take the risk, and throw the progress we have made as a species out the window simply for an urge that can likely be satiated elsewhere in a more respectable manner?

You cannot guarantee that webbed toes or a seemingly equally unimportant issue will be the change, or even the only change. As you perform these actions, you increase the possibility of ruining someones life, and that is the issue. Even if it were just a 1% for a normal child to have a severe issue, by having a child created through incest you increase that chance. That is the scientific reason why it is immoral, this doesn't even begin to explain the societal or religious reasons that something like this is immoral.

New vedan wrote: Plus there plenty of other things that cause birth defects. Like smoking and drinking while pregnant, or certain medications. Which also shouldn't be encouraged, but people do it.

put in child terms:
You cannot encourage bad behavior with more bad behavior.

In the end you asked for a reason why it is considered wrong, I have given my reasons, others can if they choose, but I will not go on further as this is simply an opinionated topic that likely neither will change. (At least I certainly will not)

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