Just so.

[ Miles' expression is grim again. Though thankfully Wash seems to be following his logic thus far. He won't need to explain as much like that. ]

Civil wars, infighting, all kinds of trouble. Further straining an already limited population, with limited resources. Barrayar was barely terraformed as well. Still isn't completely fit for human life. And no medicine to speak of.

[ And now, the really ugly part. ]

Under those circumstances, the typical treatment for physical deformities - like mine - was infanticide.