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Every time I see one of those pin-headed little babies on TV they are bawling. That struck me as odd. I couldn't understand why until I researched it. The babies are in constant pain. It gets so bad that husbands leave their wives to raise the child on their own. You have to wonder if euthanasia might be a more humane option in these cases.

"Children's shelters today told how they were preparing to receive 'a large number' of young children suffering with microcephaly - the head-deforming condition linked to the Zika virus - amid warnings that mothers are struggling to cope with the strain of raising their disabled babies alone.

Babies born with the condition need round-the-clock care, with pressure on the child's brain and higher sensitivity to light and sound causing most to cry almost constantly, while eight out of 10 babies will start to suffer seizures and other serious complications before they reach one year old."

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