Passing on Disorders

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Is it wrong to get married and have kids knowing that you have a good chance of passing on a genetic disorder?
 
I don’t see a right or wrong answer for this question. In my humble opinion, I would say that one should marry and have children because disorders appear in marriages where there were no warnings of such. This needs more information and proper pastoral guidance. Are we talking Down’s Syndrome or a genetic disorder that results in death? One would really need to consult someone who specializes in moral theology and I don’t know if there is anyone here. Perhaps there is and I hope that they can answer your question more completely. With as much of a chance as passing on a serious disorder remains the chance of having a healthy child. There are many children with disorders that have touched so many lives it makes me wonder who has the disorder,God Bless…teachccd
 
In my case, it would be Tourette’s syndrome. It’s certainly not a debilitating disorder for me. I consider myself to live as normally as anyone else; although, cases can be more or less severe tha mine. I have read that there would be a 50% chance of passing it on, but that it disputed.

I would think that the Church would have an official teaching on this kind of thing. Has anyone taken Catholic marriage counseling classes that knows the answer?
 
I have a genetic disorder. My disorder has no cure and is so dramatic that in a prior time I could have been exhibited in a sideshow. It is apparent to every person who sees me, there is no way to cosmetically disguise it. I am in pain every day, that pain will become worse and I will be more and more disabled as I age - someday, I may be completely wheelchair dependant and reliant on others for personal care.

I have a hard scientific 50% chance of passing this on to any child.

I’m happy my grandmother (first with the condition), my dad and I have all chosen to welcome children, even the imperfect ones.
 
kage_ar said:
I have a genetic disorder. My disorder has no cure and is so dramatic that in a prior time I could have been exhibited in a sideshow. It is apparent to every person who sees me, there is no way to cosmetically disguise it. I am in pain every day, that pain will become worse and I will be more and more disabled as I age - someday, I may be completely wheelchair dependant and reliant on others for personal care.

I have a hard scientific 50% chance of passing this on to any child.

I’m happy my grandmother (first with the condition), my dad and I have all chosen to welcome children, even the imperfect ones.
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I think you answered his question…God Bless you…teachccd 🙂
 
kage_ar said:
Thanks - and God Bless you too - I also teach CCD 🙂
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And the blessings continue. I think that the OP was very fortunate to ask this question.

I know that your students are very lucky to have you for their teacher. How do I know this?? Because your post reflects the compassion and love of your heart. All the theology in the world cannot compete with that. That is the light of Christ…Peace, teachccd 🙂

P.S. If I may make one correction in your post. There are no imperfect children. You are proof of that.
 
PeteZaHut said:
Is it wrong to get married and have kids knowing that you have a good chance of passing on a genetic disorder?
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Is OCD a genetic disorder? Is it wrong to get married and have kids if you have OCD?
 
saaaa10 said:
Is OCD a genetic disorder? Is it wrong to get married and have kids if you have OCD?
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Oh heavens no. If everyone who had some psychological disorder refrained from getting married the world would become extinct. I have a touch of OCD and my son has OCD to a greater extent and we both get along great. He is the greatest kid and I couldn’t imagine life without him. Yes, OCD is passed on genetically but so are bad looks. Now how many want to stay single for that??😃 teachccd 🙂
 
i had a similar question on here almost a year ago… my husband has schizophrenia which appears to be a very dominate gene in his family. my family has it as well, though im not sure if it has appeared in any recent generations… my family thinks we should never have kids, only to adopt for fear of passing this on, mainly from my husband. his family encourages us to have children, says God wants us to have children regardless of what conditions could arise. my husband is on the fence. and i want to have them regardless. after asking the question on here, i was told multiple times in multiple ways that we should never base our decision on fear of passing something on to our kids. we are to have kids and God will decided whether or not it will pass on. i have to say i agreed with them. God said to go out and multiply. there was no disclaimer “oh-unless you have something wrong with you.” i dont think you should choose not to have kids because there may be something ‘wrong’ with one of them. at least you know what to look for if the condition reappears. you would be depriving your self and said wife of the true miracle of creating life together, and the unconditional parental love.
 
Recently, I’ve been told I should never have children because I am bipolar and how dare I be selfish enough to have kids and make another generation have to suffer.

That really upset me, mainly because I was being told this by others who are bipolar, and its bad enough to have to deal with the stigma of mental illness from outsiders, but to have those who are living with it too do the same is just hurtful.

I don’t think there is anything wrong with having children no matter what diseases they might get. If God doesn’t wish for you to conceive, then you won’t. Plain and simple.
 
No. Every single one of us has some sort of medical condition, some disorder–that’s just part of life. Some are just more noticeable than others, like Kage_ar mentions.
 
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