Anecdotal stories aside, people are people. Base acceptance on a hard line criteria. Stop whining, work hard, no one promised happiness only the pursuit of happiness.
So... they damage their child to fulfill their personal expectations. Then they wonder why the child has issues. Talk about selfish. Where are the child's rights? Experimenting on humans much less children is pure stupidity or evil.
Wow! I am an English and social studies teacher. I shared this with my students. It is amazing to "see" what the men looked like and what the yell sounded like. What an incredible piece of our history.