Comments on: More Down Syndrome Testing Will Lead to More Abortion http://generationsforlife.org/2007/0102/more-down-syndrome-testing-will-lead-to-more-abortion/ Weblog of the Pro-Life Action League's Youth Outreach Division Fri, 04 May 2012 20:49:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 By: Generations for Life » Blog Archive » All Life Is Precious: World Down Syndrome Day 2012 http://generationsforlife.org/2007/0102/more-down-syndrome-testing-will-lead-to-more-abortion/#comment-379843 Generations for Life » Blog Archive » All Life Is Precious: World Down Syndrome Day 2012 Wed, 21 Mar 2012 14:02:01 +0000 http://generationsforlife.org/2007/0102/more-down-syndrome-testing-will-lead-to-more-abortion/#comment-379843 [...] did you know that individuals with Down Syndrome themselves oppose prenatal detection testing for this very [...] [...] did you know that individuals with Down Syndrome themselves oppose prenatal detection testing for this very [...]

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]]> By: Young Christian Woman http://generationsforlife.org/2007/0102/more-down-syndrome-testing-will-lead-to-more-abortion/#comment-29513 Young Christian Woman Wed, 17 Jan 2007 16:29:51 +0000 http://generationsforlife.org/2007/0102/more-down-syndrome-testing-will-lead-to-more-abortion/#comment-29513 Actually, Sunnyday, her first son with Down Syndrome was her biological child, and only the other three are adopted. (Not that there is anything wrong with it either way--just clarifying the facts). She also has eight other children, all her biological children, and does not believe in birth control, including NFP. Actually, Sunnyday, her first son with Down Syndrome was her biological child, and only the other three are adopted.

(Not that there is anything wrong with it either way–just clarifying the facts).

She also has eight other children, all her biological children, and does not believe in birth control, including NFP.

]]> By: mary kay http://generationsforlife.org/2007/0102/more-down-syndrome-testing-will-lead-to-more-abortion/#comment-26764 mary kay Thu, 04 Jan 2007 01:30:22 +0000 http://generationsforlife.org/2007/0102/more-down-syndrome-testing-will-lead-to-more-abortion/#comment-26764 Professor Howard Cuckle, a member of the International Down's Syndrome Screening Group's scientific committee agreed that the protesters had some good points, and he respected the rights of the protesters to express their views. He also said that the delegates were talking about "technical topics" and the conference was not the proper place for speakers to bring out personal matters. The world has gone stark raving mad. Technical topics? Not personal matters? I am sometimes horrified to be part of the human race. He respected the rights of the protesters to express their views? My Lord, how decent of him. He must be exhaustedfrom all that altruism. What arrogance! To sit on a pedestal, decreeing that those who are not worthy of defending, are respected for expressing their views? Not respected enough to protect their lives, not respected enough to ensure that they are allowed to exist in our society. Like it's some great privelege to express the veiw that you believe you are human!!!! We are not "better" or "better off" than people with downs or autism or bi polar or anything else. It is not his place to decide that these people can have an opinion. The nerve...you probably can't tell from my tone, but I'm a little peeved. Lord help us!!! Tell me which of these people has the real handicap. The "delegate" or the one who recognizes the value of ALL human life! Okay, I feel better now. Thanks. MK Professor Howard Cuckle, a member of the International Down’s Syndrome Screening Group’s scientific committee agreed that the protesters had some good points, and he respected the rights of the protesters to express their views. He also said that the delegates were talking about “technical topics” and the conference was not the proper place for speakers to bring out personal matters.

The world has gone stark raving mad.

Technical topics? Not personal matters? I am sometimes horrified to be part of the human race. He respected the rights of the protesters to express their views? My Lord, how decent of him. He must be exhaustedfrom all that altruism. What arrogance! To sit on a pedestal, decreeing that those who are not worthy of defending, are respected for expressing their views? Not respected enough to protect their lives, not respected enough to ensure that they are allowed to exist in our society. Like it’s some great privelege to express the veiw that you believe you are human!!!! We are not “better” or “better off” than people with downs or autism or bi polar or anything else. It is not his place to decide that these people can have an opinion. The nerve…you probably can’t tell from my tone, but I’m a little peeved. Lord help us!!! Tell me which of these people has the real handicap. The “delegate” or the one who recognizes the value of ALL human life!

Okay, I feel better now. Thanks.
MK

]]> By: Sunnyday http://generationsforlife.org/2007/0102/more-down-syndrome-testing-will-lead-to-more-abortion/#comment-26508 Sunnyday Wed, 03 Jan 2007 00:33:19 +0000 http://generationsforlife.org/2007/0102/more-down-syndrome-testing-will-lead-to-more-abortion/#comment-26508 I wish more people knew about Barbara at Mommy Life. Barbara and her family have opened their family to children with Down Syndrome and have adopted four. A nice family photo can be found here -- http://www.mommylife.net/archives/2006/12/what_a_week.html#trackback Having a child with Down Syndrome in the family can be tough, but difficulties are part of every family's life. I'm glad Anya Souza and the others in the group spoke up and made their presence felt! I wish more people knew about Barbara at Mommy Life. Barbara and her family have opened their family to children with Down Syndrome and have adopted four. A nice family photo can be found here —

http://www.mommylife.net/archives/2006/12/what_a_week.html#trackback

Having a child with Down Syndrome in the family can be tough, but difficulties are part of every family’s life. I’m glad Anya Souza and the others in the group spoke up and made their presence felt!

]]> By: Pansy Moss http://generationsforlife.org/2007/0102/more-down-syndrome-testing-will-lead-to-more-abortion/#comment-26496 Pansy Moss Tue, 02 Jan 2007 22:40:32 +0000 http://generationsforlife.org/2007/0102/more-down-syndrome-testing-will-lead-to-more-abortion/#comment-26496 When I eas pregnant with my Ian, my second child at age 22, my alpha fetal protein test came out odd. My doctor <i>left a message on my answering machine</i> telling me the test results were funny and I needed genetic counseling right away. My husband and I went to genetic counseling not knowing what to expect. We naively thought the whole idea was if something was found wrong with the baby, we would find information and support on how to care for a child with special needs. At genetic counseling, we found out the Triple Screen results showed results the same as a 36 year old woman, meaning a much higher chance of down syndrome. So my choices were 1. abortion 2. an amnio or 3. nothing. We opted for the amnio, mostly because we were young and bombarded with so much scary messages about "if the baby is this or that..." When we went for the amnio, the doctor told us that we were 18 weeks and that it was legally still possible to do "do something about it if there was bad news". Again, we thought this was to find out and prepare, not look for a reason to abort. After that we have rejected the Triple Screen. When I eas pregnant with my Ian, my second child at age 22, my alpha fetal protein test came out odd. My doctor left a message on my answering machine telling me the test results were funny and I needed genetic counseling right away. My husband and I went to genetic counseling not knowing what to expect. We naively thought the whole idea was if something was found wrong with the baby, we would find information and support on how to care for a child with special needs.

At genetic counseling, we found out the Triple Screen results showed results the same as a 36 year old woman, meaning a much higher chance of down syndrome. So my choices were 1. abortion 2. an amnio or 3. nothing. We opted for the amnio, mostly because we were young and bombarded with so much scary messages about “if the baby is this or that…”

When we went for the amnio, the doctor told us that we were 18 weeks and that it was legally still possible to do “do something about it if there was bad news”. Again, we thought this was to find out and prepare, not look for a reason to abort. After that we have rejected the Triple Screen.

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