Posted on 07/24/2014 1:20:20 PM PDT by Morgana
OB/GYN doctors get sued all the time when a baby isn’t “normal”, it may be a reaction to that.
Which begs the question why are THEY sued. They did not get the woman pregnant, it’s not the OB/GYN’s gene pool. So why blame the doc?
Okay the ultra sound or other tests did not catch it? The parents don’t have to keep the child. There are adoption agencies just for Down Syndrome children. Yes there are people who WANT kids with Down Syndrome.
The thing is that by aborting more downs babies there is less cause to find a cure or genetic therepy for children with Downs which if we could find a way to fix the issues with Downs we could solve a LOT more other genetic disorders that regular people are afflicted with.
Was this the first time they had ever met the doctor? Who were they going to for prenatal care?
Of course I have a bit of a reputation in my family for being a hard-ass when it comes to doctors. But honestly, if I don't like them, why should I ever go back? And there have been a few that have seen me walk out the door, occasionally with a one fingered salute for good measure!
OB/GYN docs try to find it and abort it. That’s the current paradigm. Smug murder.
Once in a while, I see a Down’s Syndrome parent shopping or doing something with their “child”, even though they usually look like adults, and, you know, I’ve never seen even a hint of a smile or a look of contentedness by any of these parents.
Ever!
I have a son with DS. He’s a little over 2 1/2 years old.
He’s an amazing blessing to our family and I honestly wouldn’t change a thing about him.
I would rather have him than a don who grows up to be a doctor who acts like one of the doctors mentioned above.
All kids bring challenges. Plus there’s no test for how much joy a child with DS will bring.
You sound like my late husband; he got aggravated with with one of his doctors for ordering a 24-hour EEG on him.
While they had him on video as part of the procedure, he rolled over and mooned them just to show them what he thought of the whole business.
I’m guessing it was an on-call doc because their normal one wasn’t able to get to the hospital on time or something. It happens, for our second doc was delayed but showed up in time to take over.
on the other hand may just be crappy docs that didn’t come across that way till the real stuff started.
They are human beings and you expect them to be smiling while shopping or because you are around they should smile?
They always look burdened and they probably have been for a long long time.
And, no, I’m not a pro lifer no matter what. And pro lifer absolutists lost most of the moral standing I used to imagine that maybe they had with me awhile ago.
I worked with several adult DS students in the UK with an adult literacy program. Such loving and happy people. Always put a smile on my face. :)
A liberal sees a DS child and sees a burden on society that could have been avoided. They don’t see that with any other type of child because.....disability.
Anyone remember the last time a DS child shot up a school?
I was alone when my doctor and the pediatrician broke the news to me that my son has Down Syndrome. Not the type of news you want to get when you are alone. I had many questions about what life would be like for my son who is now 20. Rather than trying to give me an answer since only time would tell what his development would be like, my doctor told me to take it one day at a time. It was the best advice I could have gotten. There are days when you truly have to just take it one day at a time.
lol.
Killing babies never has any moral standing.
My neighbor’s son has DS and he recently celebrated his 22nd birthday! :) Everybody on our block adores him and looks out for him...he’s a delightful young man and an absolute joy to be around. God bless you and your little guy.
Our second son was born with CHARGE Syndrome a genetic disorder. Her OBGYN found an anomaly and called in a heart specialist who confirmed that he had heart issues. They had mentioned abortion, calling it termination, I was calm but emphatic that any further talk of killing my son would not be tolerated. Everyone deserves a fair chance in life.
He was a true joy for us. We had him for 25 months and he changed our lives for the better in every way.
Everyone has problems. Some peoples problems are more easy to seen than others.
Thanks! We are a very happy family and his big brother and sister are wonderful with him.
They all get along unbelievably well.
I'm glad that my parents will probably never have the misfortune of running into you, since my brother with Down Syndrome is now a legal adult and still bringing joy and warmth to their lives. In fact I think they enjoy his company more than that of some of my typically developing siblings'.
Thanks for judging other peoples' lives based on your own self-centered ideas.
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