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

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There are no guarantees in life. When you become a parent(either by choice or because it was thrust on you unexpectedly or accidentally)...it's not about you anymore. It's about that child and caring for and protecting that child...no matter what.

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Nurse gets it.

And here's the thing, when you become a parent, not only is it not about you anymore, you really dont want it to be about you.

Are you kidding me?


Those are some of the very best people!

Absolutely not!

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I don't understand why anyone would want to have a child that would never be anything more than a burden and give nothing back to society.

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Have you ever spent time with an individual with Downs?

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Good thing hell doesn't exist and people have rights.

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I just cannot comprehend the callous way people discuss an unborn child, healthy or otherwise, as a "right."

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I don't understand why anyone would want to have a child that would never be anything more than a burden and give nothing back to society.


Have you ever spent time with an individual with Downs?

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I'd bet he's not or he'd have a different opinion on people with Down's syndrome just being a burden and not giving anything back to society.

This thread just confirms how pathetic a majority of people truly are around here. Absolutely disgusting.

First off this is talking about down syndrome only, right?

Those people are absolute blessings. Not a burden. Only some selfish a-hole with outside perspective would even dare say such a thing. People should maybe check out the show Born This Way and get some perspective from their family members.

Seriously, frick this place. And frick anyone devaluing someone else's life because they don't deem it worthy.

Sad.

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Those people are absolute blessings. Not a burden. Only some selfish a-hole with outside perspective would even dare say such a thing. People should maybe check out the show Born This Way and get some perspective from their family members.

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My wife and I watched it.

And the young lady who was very sweet - can't remember her name - and had her "company" couldn't make change.

She was what...over 20 years old.

Most women with down syndrome are sexually abused bc they lack the mental capability and people take advantage of them.

For some people, that is not the life they want for their children.

And that's an acceptable choice.

I'm pro life no matter what. I'm sure life is tough having a down syndrome child, but that's no excuse. And this topic makes me sad because I have a soft spot for those with down syndrome. Some of them are some of the happiest people on earth.

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I can't comprehend how people keep wanting to throw around "freedom" and "rights" but simultaneously ignoring the rights and freedoms of the child

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The last thing we want as a society is to reach a level of moral bankruptcy where it becomes acceptable to kill those that some view as a "burden on society" or "better off dead" all due to disability.