Posted: May 19, 2012 6:35 pm
Animavore wrote:reddix wrote:I think there is benefit in screening regardless if a woman decides to abort or not. A Down's syndrome child requires more resources and parental commitment than a non-Down's syndrome child. Having a few months notice to prepare sounds like a good idea to me.
Well of course. The woman charging these protests had this opportunity to prepare and she wants to deny this to others
Bingo.
Rachel Bronwyn wrote:Pressure to terminate from medical professionals is a seperate issue from availability of screening. This woman doesn't even want the knowledge of a special needs child to be available to parents until the kid is born. That hurts everyone in the equation.
Right. If I were pregnant, I would like to know before the actual birth if the fetus has any disabilities so that I can prepare myself beforehand. I'm certain that if I was not allowed to know that information and ended up giving birth to a baby with Downs, I'd put it up for adoption, and then sue the bastards that kept that information from me; there's no fucking way I could ever take care of a special needs child.