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Quote by: kingjust Well, it boils down to what "you" are going to do. Raise the child with down syndrome or the other. I can't say what to do because I do not have any kids with down syndrome. Either way, say to the zealots, are you going to help me raise my child with down syndrome, no,... well then, mind your fucking business. That's what I would say. |
Exactly.
I certainly hope all tests will look just fine - but I am still outraged at how some women get attcked for contemplating termination if their tests turn out bad. One woman on the forum I visit got such virulent attacks over this - some of her tests showed potential risks and she was now thinking whether to go for the amniocentesis which tells you "black" or "white".
The nerve that these so-called "pro-lifers" have is unimaginable to me. I'd be willing to start a literal WAR against them if I could. Yeah, that kind - with bombs and shit.
As for the fetus having "a choice" and "a voice" ...as a pregnant woman I am pleased to announce that no, at this point, my baby has neither a choice nor a voice. And neither do I or him/her need the pro-lifers to volunteer one for him/her.
I AM his/her voice at this stage because I am also providing the placenta, the energy, the okygen, the breathing, the everything. Sorry to put it this way, but I am pretty much his/her indirect God on Earth right now. He/she lives and breathes because God wants ME to live and breathe.
Don't get me wrong, this is a very much wanted and very much beloved fetus; but if I knew it had some horrible birth defect - yes, I would terminate exactly because I would want to spare this little life as well as ours, as parents, of perpetual misery.
Nobody deserves to live a lesser life.