Yeah "selective" abortion is a huge issue in countries like India and China where boys are more highly valued than girls - to the point where they're having demographic gender imbalances. In India it's technically illegal to find out the sex of a child prior to birth but it happens all the time, and lots of girls get aborted.

My genetic heritage is pretty crap - clinically depressed Mother, Bi-polar alcoholic father, alcoholic grandfather - but they gave me the best upbringing they could. I struggle with mental illness and addiction, but am I glad I was born yes. And I've made an ok life for myself, and I'm working to make it better.

I've personally chosen to not have children because I don't think I'd be a good mother to them & because I don't want my chidren to be genetically predisposed to experience some of the things I've experienced.

--splitimage