So us humans shouldn't be allowed to destroy an embryo? But yet we are so far above every other species that we can kill and eat animals and plants? And then there is the Military, the USA wouldn't be what it is today if they hadn't killed men, women, children, and yes even babies! And yet many think it is very acceptable to create embryos in a test tube and then plant them into the womb. Its a bunch of bible thumpers that have brought many to believe that we can not sacrifice any humans for any reason. I say nonsense, in order make the human population stronger we should be allowed to act as other species in nature and take out the weak to keep us from becoming extinct.
While I can see your reasoning and you do have a valid issue concerning the weak and malformed, our current civilization values strong in higher values different from the uncivilized world.
Humans are now an intellectual species.
We value intellectual potential in our offspring.
Physical limitation are rendered a non-issue with our technology.
We tend to make allowances for physical defect in favor of intellectual potential.
So, the reality is not as simple as maintaining a physical superiority in our offspring.
While it is a wonderful discussion point, it is not within the scope of the issue being debated.
Again, the abortion debate is focused on the period of time from conception to birth. It focuses on the mother and the child during the incubation period.
While our technology allows us to predict physical deformities has no significance on the issue at hand.
Consider what would happen if the state grabbed your mother, your wife or another woman that is pregnant and forced her to kill it before it is born.
Try to imagine what the woman would feel if she were forced to kill the life she has been nurturing with her body.
A lot of people focus on the the potential but forget the current reality.
They ignore the possible ramifications of their decision.
Should the state have the power to kill your child?
No matter whether the actual mother wants it or not?
It is a matter of what the state wants and what the mother wants.
I don't think its any of my business and it shouldn't be the business of the state.
Its a personal decision that rests solely on the one carrying the life inside.
Its nobody's business but hers.