Joined: 01 Feb 2005 Posts: 1759 Location: Tennessee, USA
Which Would You Chose ... Posted: 01-25-06 16:29pm
If you found out you were pregnant...By
your boyfriend/fiance/husband...And the
doctor told you that there was a
possibility that you baby was down
syndrome..Which would you chose...??
Me ..I would have the child because my
cousin has three children that are all
down syndrome..Her first is perfectly
normal..Regular schooling ...Talks and
acts as we do...Her second wasnt as lucky
she is in retardation classes..(i hate
that word)..But she is able to talk and
things like that ..Her third is a little
boy ..He is to small at this moment to
actually tell how he will turn out..But
they are all so fun and loving ..And I
would never think of aborting just for
this reason..Because I would love my baby
regardless its birth defects..
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lsipes
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 15 Jan 2006 Posts: 325
Posted: 01-25-06 23:49pm
As I just said in the pro-choice forum, I
feel like I don't fit on either side.
But i'm going to post in both forums
because I see both sides.
I would have the baby. I personally
don't feel like genetic defect is a reason
to terminate. Having a special needs
child isn't the end of the world.
There are severe cases, though. One of
my best friends got pregnant and at 5
months learned that her daughter had a
genetic disorder called trisomy 18. The
chances of survival past 2 years is
extremely low. She had the baby
stillborn less than a month later. That
is devastating, but if it's a wanted
pregnancy, I still can't see ending it.
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acoles70
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 09 Nov 2005 Posts: 191 Location: KY
Posted: 01-31-06 19:29pm
Special needs children are gifts from
.God. My friend has a little boy with
down sydrome. He is wonderful.
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fatfamily02
Extremely EHEALTHy
Joined: 20 Jul 2005 Posts: 3050 Location: Georgia, USA
Posted: 02-02-06 01:05am
Yes, most mentally and physically
handicapped children I have ever met are
the bravest and happiest children I know.
And that my friend, would make my
decision very easy, even if I werent
pro-life.
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glo
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 09 Feb 2006 Posts: 1 Location: OK
Drs Have Been Wrong! Posted: 02-09-06 21:57pm
I know a couple who was expecting a baby,
and when the woman went in for one of her
checkups, the doctor said the baby had
down syndrome, and he strongly advised an
abortion.
They decided if god wanted them to have
the baby, he would help them to love it.
They refused the abortion.
Guess what. They had a little girl, and
she was completely normal.
She was the only child they had, and they
were so glad they did not have her
aborted.
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fatfamily02
Extremely EHEALTHy
Joined: 20 Jul 2005 Posts: 3050 Location: Georgia, USA
Posted: 02-09-06 23:42pm
Yes, I wonder how many times this is
true--and they have decided to abort.????
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maggiek
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 14 May 2006 Posts: 40 Location: canada
Wonderful Posted: 05-14-06 18:30pm
I think you are all wonderful for sticking
up for all the disabled and mentally
handicapped children that people abort
because they don't fit what they want.
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karra
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 05 Mar 2006 Posts: 14
Posted: 07-29-06 00:18am
Both sides
abortion- well it depends on if it really
bad and may die, or if you are in a place
in your life that you can not no matter
what take care of a baby with down
syndrome then maybe adoption
not abortion- I would love the baby no
matter what its your baby it grew inside
you for 9 months you will always have a
bond and like ppl said the baby could be
perfectly normal
