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[quote=Anonymous]There is a huge difference between quality of life for the parents and for the other siblings.  You've lumped them together but they are two very different things.  I know this having been a sibling of a child with SN.  If you are a parent and you know you are carrying a child with a profound disability, I would never criticize you for considering the welfare of your other child and terminating the pregnancy.  This is especially true if you already have a child with SN and you are at your limit.

If I had the gene for a terrible disease like Huntington's and I could select for children who don't carry the gene, you better believe I would.

I don't buy the slippery slope arguments.  And I would never judge parents for this very private decision.  Our children shouldn't have to take one for the team.  If bringing another child into the family would severely impact their future, their lives, I think terminating the pregnancy is absolutely an option.

I say this as the parent of two SN children, whose SN are absolutely the result of genes.  I would never have terminated my own pregnancies.  But I know how hard it is and I would never judge others who make a different choice.[/quote]

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