DOWN SYNDROME ABORTION

Having a Down Syndrome abortion is no more difficult physically than any other abortion.

There is only very minor differences between a baby with Down Syndrome and one without. It is because they are so identical that many Down Syndrome Screening Tests and Markers for Down Syndrome have been developed.

However, a Down Syndrome abortion is very different in some respects.  Down Syndrome abortions normally involve a wanted baby that has been shown to have Down Syndrome.  Down Syndrome is often feared by doctors and others as something terrible, that is too much for a parent to handle, for the community to deal with and this is relayed to the expectant parents who are essentially uninformed and listen to what others are telling them in what has now been defined as a time of crisis.

Babak Khoshnood et al. Year 2000, researching Down Syndrome abortion:  The researchers found that where abortion was readily available, the incidence of Down Syndrome dropped by approximately 40%, in comparison to areas where abortion was not more freely available.

In other words, it appears from this that at least 40% of parents choose to terminate the pregnancy when a diagnosis of Down Syndrome is made. To me, this is very sad. These were babies with life, lives that would reach out and touch people. They were denied the right to play on swings, on slides, to grow up, have a birthday and for some, to have kids ... it is heart breaking.

These attitudes that bring parents to decide on a Down Syndrome abortion are slowly changing.  We know of one parent who wants desperately to have her own baby and for the baby to have Down syndrome.  Why?  This lady has been in contact with Down Syndrome people and has learnt they are not to be feared and that people with Down Syndrome can fit into society and be part of it.

If we had aborted Jacob, had a Down Syndrome abortion, this picture could never have been taken and this lovely boy would never have been:

This is the price that is payed by a Down Syndrome abortion - a wanted baby is killed, a wanted life is lost, a child that never grows, memories that never are, a teenager that never blooms, an adult who never knows love, never knows work, never knows retirement.

If you are considering a Down Syndrome abortion, please consider it very carefully.  Once it's done, it's done.  You can never get that life back.  Also, once you have had a Down Syndrome pregnancy, the chances of the next pregnancy being Down Syndrome is also increased.  The older you are, the harder it is to become pregnant and if you do get pregnant, the chances of genetic abnormality increase as well.  We cover this on the risk factors for a Down Syndrome pregnancy.

We tried to have another baby after Jacob was born, for several years we tried, he turned out to be our last child.  If we had had a Down Syndrome abortion and gotten rid of Jacob ... well, there was no other baby coming along to replace him.

So, if you are thinking about a Down Syndrome abortion for your wanted baby, think very carefully.

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