[Superman]

This is indeed a fascinating debate, and one which holds the wholre right-to-life thing up for all to see. Couples routinely have to decide between the inconvenience and expense of care for someone whose capacity is limited, versus the convenience and financial benefits of not having to deal with all that. But at the same time they are also deciding whether a person will or will not have a life. Some folks are arguing that the second consideration far outweighs and outstrips, the first. Categorically. They say you don't get to the first question, because you don't get past the second.

Also, it has been my personal observation that families with the challenge of raising a handicapped person are happy with that lot. They report having a hard time imagining life without their beautiful (handicapped) child. They report being richly rewarded for their efforts. In fact, I notice that having hardships, in general, makes people happy. Funny, that. But much of life is a bit counter-intuitive.