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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]"opt out" what a nice euphemism for abortion. Makes it sound like you've decided not to take the vacation after all. I love how people say, "oh these kids are great, of course they mean a lot to their families," but no way in hell I'd willingly have a kid like that. They are so great, but not good enough for me. Why don't we just say what these decisions really mean.

We think people with disabilities are a burden to their families, they bring their families down, and the weight of caring for them is not worth their life. Although you wanted the baby you are pregnant with, once you find out they have a disability like [b]Down syndrome (compatible with life and not fatal)[/b] you do decide that their lives are not worth the potential costs to you if you terminate. I will not allow you to be born because I do not want to care for someone like you.

[b]So is it reasonable to get pregnant if one is completely unable to care for a disabled kid[/b]? What about all the stuff that can turn up but doesn't show up on prenatal tests? Just hope you don't get pregnant with a kid that has a disability that doesn't show up on ultrasound or amnio or CVS? I guess there is no way to eliminate that unfortunate possibility. I think if you feel completely unprepared or unwilling to raise a child with a disability you shouldn't have kids, because you never know what you're going to get.[/quote]

Have you seen the spontaneous miscarriage, stillbirth and infant mortality rates for Down syndrome? [/quote]

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