Posted on 05/19/2021 2:08:38 PM PDT by nickcarraway
I can still remember 23 years ago my wife’s OB/GYN asked her if she wanted a test on her sonogram determined twins for DS etc. (She was 45).
She said simply, why? Then stated emphatically “I’m having them regardless”.
Was very proud of her that day.
Sidenote....they both came out perfect. One is an All-American runner, the other still holds his high school wrestling record of 118 wins.
I know a Downs Syndrome lady who works at City Market. She makes above minimum wage. She runs a register and sometimes does other things there. She has a very good memory, and has worked there longer than many other people who come and go like through a revolving door because it’s so hard there, wahh, wahh.
Any law that forces a mother (or family) into a lifetime caretaker job will be struck down in court. This is a very extreme position and has no chance of standing, whether I or a tiny majority of the population agrees with the law.
By the way, having child with Down's Syndrome does not force you to be a "lifetime caretaker," no matter how much you dislike them. I know several people around here with Down's who live on their own and work. And that's not even including adoption. There is a waitlist to adopt children, even with Down's.
So what do you suggest happens to parents who have a five year old, that gets a disability far more severe than Down's, and they have to be forced to be a "lifetime caretaker?"
Can they file to have their five year old euthanized?
If not, aren't you advocating forcing them to be a, "lifetime caretaker?"
Because I know far more people in that situation, than ones with congenital problems. Since you say this is an extreme position, explain what happens to those parents?
Good posting.
The fact Iceland insists on aborting all Downs Syndrome kids and is proud they have eradicated Downs Syndrome in their country makes me want to puke. I will never go there
Don’t know how familiar you are with actual Down’s Syndrome people; I’ve known quite a few, several of them pretty closely; I would not give one of them back for all the money or time in the world. They tend to be wonderful people, and precious. Their families tend to feel like people don’t understand that their loved ones are not a burden, they are people, whole, complete, unique, and capable of tremendous love. We’ve come a long way in understanding them, and in understanding what they need to be their best selves. It’s actually very, very uplifting.
The difference between killing a 5 year old and terminating a 1st trimester fetus is not (legally) comparable. One is a terrible tragedy, the other is entirely preventable, if the parents wish. Its exactly why doctors routinely give genetic tests to older pregnant women.
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