Can you think of the last time you encountered a person with Down syndrome?Having trouble?
I can think of Stevie Thrift. Stevie is now in his late thirties and I get to see him on occasion. Other than that I hardly ever see anyone with Down syndrome anymore, and I have reason to believe that it isn't just me. The truth is that fewer babies with disabilities are being born. One of the most chilling things I have heard in recent years is that somewhere around 90 percent of babies who are given a prenatal diagnosis of Down syndrome are aborted. 90 percent. So only 10 percent of Down syndrome babies actually come into the world. We may be very close to eliminating Down syndrome, or at least eliminating from our society those who may have it.
This is not the first time in human history the "seek and destroy" tactic has been used on those who don't seem to fit into the "normal" or "acceptable" categories. This is a heinous crime, even in a culture of death, and one which breaks my heart.
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Hi Josh, We were told at 17 weeks pregnant that our baby had DS. We spent Thurs-Sun. crying over this and trying to come to terms with it. Then on Mon. we were told it was a high probability not a fact. Can you imagine what some women would have done that weekend? Maybe a young, single teenage girl that didn't have the support that I did? We declined the amnio against the doctors continued pressures and asked God to help us through this. Our healthy baby boy was born 3/20/2000. 5min. after he was born we remembered that DS was highly possible so we asked the doctor and he said no, Roman appeared to be a healthy baby boy, free of DS. We give God glory for this, just as we would have if he had entrusted us with a down syndrome baby. We didn't even bother with the testing for DS the next two pregnancies.
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