Not true about the color of the child. They do want healthy babies, though. Shouldn't be a problem with that if pregnancies are paid for.

I don't agree with your second premise. Having a child is scary. It's easy to wonder if you're making a mistake. It's not that hard, though. Also, I think a culture that values career over human life can exacerbate this issue. We could try to destigmatize working mothers and make it easier for people with children to lead fulfilling lives. One example is in work daycares. I would love to see parents being able to take breaks to visit their children throughout the day.

It does have merit, and the proof is in the pudding: Abortions have been steadily going down for the last 10 years (although I'm not sure California allows their abortions to be tracked anymore, so that could be the reason).

I agree with that, which is why I included that in my post.

Fair point.

I didn't expand on the euthanization bit. I assumed my jump to utilitarianism would suffice. There is a difference between a person wanting to end their suffering, an socialized medicine making choices for the greater good. I was attempting to connect those ideas in the same way I did with abortion.

I hear what your saying, but civilizations seem to only thrive when people are free to make mistakes or when people are completely bought into an ideology (like war) with a strong leader. Of those two options, I prefer the former. That doesn't mean we can't achieve something, but I prefer to err on giving people as much freedom as possible until they harm one another. This means people need to assume their risk. I'm cool with agreeing to disagree here, because it's somewhat tangential, but I'm not sure we are pushing for more freedom.

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