re: Aborting children with down syndrome, would you do it?

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"Yes little Slackster III, there was a time when it was perfectly acceptable to end the life of healthy, unborn children purely out of convenience."

Hope to have that conversation one day.

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Not that I disagree it should be illegal, but judging by the statistics on who is getting abortions, this will actually be the conversation:

"Yes little Slackster III, crime rate used to be 1/4 of what it is now...."

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I would feel like an absolute a-hole but I've seen the amount of work and sacrifice it takes to raise someone with Downs compared to a normal child and I just couldn't do it

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Yeah, I'd feel like an a-hole for doing it as well, but the kid who lived two doors down from me growing up had DS, and I saw how hard it was for them. My definitive moment though when I said I couldn't do it was when I was sharing a train car in China with an incredibly violent retarded person. I know if this ever happened to me, that experience in the train car would be circling through my mind and I couldn't do it.

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Not a chance in hell. Down syndrome people are some of most pure and fun people you will ever spend time with. They don't generally think anything of being different.

Try volunteering for the special Olympics and see if you feel the same way about ending their life before it begins.

My older sister has Down's and she is such an awesome person. There's no way my life would be the same without her. I would not abort. We're having our 2nd child in February and we're not doing any tests besides a gender scan at 16 wks

Down Syndrome people > Assholes who don't value their existence and believe they should be terminated.

This thread is the most disappointed I have ever been in the OT. Especially for a place you'd think a majority of people would be pro-life.

I would never want America to be anything like Eurotrash.

You'd think we'd have higher values and compassion.

I guarantee you the majority of Down Syndrome parents don't regret their child for one bit. a Burden.? There are far worse disabilities than a Down Syndrome person.. They are far more productive and bring value to life than a ton of other disabilties.. and even those others have value in the innocence of existence.


I'm thankful my parents aren't like the majority of those in this thread supporting the abortion of Down Syndrome.

I really think some of the ignorant should maybe watch Born This Way to get some perspective of parents who raise these types of people.. and how they thought it would be so much different.. when it's not.

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Aborting children with down syndrome, would you do it?

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I would not. The only way I'd abort a pregnancy is if my life was in danger and it was recommended by my doctor.

I've never been in this situation though, so I can't say anything 100%.

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My older sister has Down's and she is such an awesome person

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Just curious. Have you discusses who will provide care once your parents are gone? That is always the hardest part of the decision to me - knowing one day that your non DS kids may have to be the caregivers once you are gone. It affect just more than you lifetime - huge impact to other kids and family as well.

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Just curious. Have you discusses who will provide care once your parents are gone? That is always the hardest part of the decision to me - knowing one day that your non DS kids may have to be the caregivers once you are gone. It affect just more than you lifetime - huge impact to other kids and family as well.

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My two younger siblings are mentally challenged(but don't have DS). When my parents pass away....they will have to live in a group home of with myself or my other brother. More than likely....they will both come live with me. I don't blame them for that though, just the hands life dealt my family and I would never wish that my mother aborted both of them.


Like others have mentioned...the same type of situation could happen with a perfectly healthy child that later on was in a debilitating accident or developed some disease that left them very disabled and forever dependent on others.

Not personally, but I don't think it's within the role of government to tell people how to handle a child with a severe genetic disorder. Peoples opinions vary and people have different living situations.

The issue should be left up to doctors and patients. Information is key. Extremes at both ends aren't interested in unbiased information. They prefer passion and anger, not science and reason.