There is,of course,nothing pleasant about terminating the existence of a genetically disabled fetus. But doing so is incomparably more compassionate than allowing an infant to come into the world tragically impaired.

• 当然，终止一个基因有缺陷的胎儿的生命绝不是什么令人愉快的事情，但与其让一个不幸受损伤的婴儿来到世上，这样的处治无疑是更富有同情的表现。