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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I would say no bc there is no way to know how severe the mental retardation will be and if there will be any co-existing disabilities. Children with Down syndrome are not all fun and cute and loving and cheerful. What you don’t see are the 70 yr old parents changing diapers and worrying about what will happen to their child once they die. There are many cases of abuse towards the disabled elderly. [/quote]

The great majority of people with Ds use the toilet like everyone else.

"Children with *or without* Down syndrome are not all fun and cute and loving and cheerful"

I'm thankful for my child with Ds everyday. To me, having a kid with Ds isn't hard itself. The hard part is dealing with ignorance about Ds, usually coming from people who think they know much more about Ds than they actually do.

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I agree with everything you've said!

It doesn't bother me that individuals decide that adopting a child with Down syndrome isn't for them, or that carrying a pregnancy with a child with Down syndrome isn't for them.  It does bother me when people justify those choices by making statements that are based on fear and not on actual experiences or knowledge about Down syndrome.

This fear is what hurts people with Down syndrome, the constant underestimation of their potential is what allows people to justify segregation, and the lack of employment options. [/quote]

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