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Population Ethics
The Non-Identity Problem
The Scenario
A woman has a genetic condition. If she has a child now, it will have a painful but liveable disability. If she waits two months and takes medication, she can have a healthy child - but it would be a DIFFERENT child (different egg, different sperm). The first child, if born, would still prefer to exist rather than not. Has she wronged the first child by choosing to have them instead of waiting?
What Do You Choose?
Your Choice:
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