recently had a son who is just over a month old now. when we went to the 12 week appointment they did a test for down syndrome and other health concerns. the dr said if the baby had down syndrome we could abort up to 20 weeks. couldnt believe it. you could abort simply because of down syndrome. we explained that wouldnt be an issue and were keeping the baby regardless but i asked if that was a popular reason to abort and the dr indicated it sways the vote for many people.
Because they know that person will have a horrific life with down syndrome.
I'm not giving my opinion either way because its impossible to judge unless you are in the situation
Thats great that you would decide to keep it if it tasted positive for a genetic disease but you shouldnt be so quick to pass judgment
I did not do the genetic testing with either of my children. We didn't want to know if there was a possible issue. I'm thankful every day my babies are healthy.
i dont think you have any experience with people with down syndrome based on that statement. it may be more challenging but to say its a horrific life is just ridiculous
its not a rush to judgment at all. i have experience with people with down syndrome, i get the impression you dont. if you abort a child for the single reason that they have down syndrome your a peice of shit. that being said im against all abortions so this scenario would be no different. people in america get pissed off when a dentist kills a lion but could care less about a person until they are out of the womb. its sickening to me.
