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[quote=Anonymous]Sorry about not providing documentation for Down syndrome abortion rates--I was at my kids' orthodontist appointment:

http://abcnews.go.com/Health/w_ParentingResource/down-syndrome-births-drop-us-women-abort/t/story?id=8960803

Similar numbers in Britain:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/healthnews/6440705/Three-babies-aborted-every-day-due-to-Downs-syndrome.html

The recent federal law, co-sponsored by Sen. Edward Kennedy and Sen. Sam Brownback, which requires accurate information be given to women undergoing screening:

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/m/pubmed/19548258/

Yes, the 92% figure comes from women who underwent screening and then disclosed their decision to abort.  These articles note that the numbers of Downs babies have not fallen as far as the abortion numbers would indicate, because #1. Since more women are postponing motherhood to their late 30s/early 40s, there are more chances for Downs babies being conceived, and #2. Not every woman undergoes screening, and even when screening is done, some Downs babies are not detected.

However, also note the high numbers of chromosomally NORMAL babies who are aborted (late in gestation) under the suspicion they might have Down syndrome.  So it is not just Downs babies who are eliminated--fear of them eliminates many more healthy babies, too.

So even as these babies become increasingly capable of long, enriching, loving lives, the assumption that they SHOULD BE aborted is getting further cemented in society.

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