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You are misquoting.  My post said "And then 20% chance that if it made it to term (60% don't), it would die before age 4. "  This states that 60% of fetuses with DS do not make it to term, and 20% who do make it to term do not make it past 4.  And you are right, these numbers are off.  In fact, they are worse (from Medscape):

Approximately 75% of concepti with trisomy 21 die in embryonic or fetal life. Approximately 25-30% of patients with Down syndrome die during the first year of life. The most frequent causes of death are respiratory infections (bronchopneumonia) and congenital heart disease.

And I have seen the 90% termination stat in many different place, what is your source for 60%?
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Sorry for misreading/quoting. Like I said, I was trying to read quickly. I don't know the veracity for your source for the 20% and I'm really not in the business of splitting hairs. I primarily wanted to point out that my life with our daughter is one I feel is worth living. I do know NdSS states that upwards of 80% of individuals with Ds live into their 60s.

Yes, the 90% statistic is widely published and referred to. There's been recent push back on the number saying it is inaccurate. Here's more info:  http://www.mostlytruestuff.com/2012/10/down-syndrome-abortion-statistics.html[/quote]

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