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"The NHS was last year told to offer Down's screening to women of all ages"

That's the problem, they 'sell' the screening first as a 'dont you want to know' - then when the mother has a deformity - 'well, are you sure you can handle it? we only want to help you make the 'right' choice.'

We said NO to screening. If we werent going to kill the baby, you DONT need to know. Screening (ie amneocentesis) is NOT medically helpful (if there is anything seriously deformed an ultrasound will show. Downs Syndrome is *not* a reason to kill a baby.

The right choice is life.

"'It is likely that most of the abortions in this report were after 24 weeks, because before that, you could get an abortion without needing a reason such as a physical deformity."

Ouch. The only good news is that this is a report from UK. Hopefully we can end 24+ week abortions (that's akin to infanticide) in the US soon and forever.

""The NHS was last year told to offer Down's screening to women of all ages"

That's the problem, they 'sell' the screening first as a 'dont you want to know' - then when the mother has a deformity - 'well, are you sure you can handle it? we only want to help you make the 'right' choice.'"

Think about this. The NHS (National Health Service) is "offering" this service to women. This is the same nationalized health care service that's on the verge of going bankrupt(like every government welfare scheme). Think about how expensive it is to provide life-long medical care for a child with a significant deformity. Is this ultimately a cost-cutting move dressed up as "compassion?"

"We said NO to screening. If we werent going to kill the baby, you DONT need to know. Screening (ie amneocentesis) is NOT medically helpful (if there is anything seriously deformed an ultrasound will show. Downs Syndrome is *not* a reason to kill a baby."

I did this too. It was my first and I was 39. My first doctors were pro-life and didn't pursue it. My doctor when I moved here was shocked that I refused all that. Sadly, most people believe its just routine and necessary. (and okay to abort). They've been cultivating this "quality of life" attitude for years. :(

Screening is OK. I have had it every pregnancy. It's useful to be able to plan for things if given a chance. However, I cannot believe that people just throw away their children because they aren't in "perfect" shape. Interestingly enough, the disability going into epidemic proportions, autism, cannot be screened for. I bet if you ask ANYONE with a child with autism (I have one) if they would now retroactively wish they could have screened for and aborted that child, they would say "Of course not!" Yet they don't see that thousands of children with equally or less serious disabilities are being killed without much of a thought.

Read "Expecting Adam" (nonfiction) if you think doctors are not actively PUSHING for the parents to abort their kids.