Dude. Have A Heart.

I was studying for my biochem final when I came across an article about Down Syndrome. We had to learn about different genetic disorders and diseases on the molecular level and Down Syndrome was one of the things we had to look at. I was reading the article and it said that in 2002, 90-91% of all Down Syndrome fetuses were aborted. I was floored by this statistic. Wow. In this fairly conservative and Christian society, how could 90-91% of Down Syndrome fetuses be killed??? Is it okay to abort babies with genetic mutations but not okay to abort "healthy" babies? Down Syndrome kids are healthy too. They just have difficulties that must be addressed. How is that different from any other child? What if a fetus was tested to develop type-1 diabetes by age five? Would you go to the doctor and get the kid sucked out too? I mean I get why parents would abort a child with Down Syndrome. I get it. But shit, come on!!! It's your baby! No matter what, it is YOUR child.

I am pro-abortion under certain circumstances. If a woman is raped, sure, she can have the option. If the fetus is suffering in the womb or is proven to potentially kill the mother, then it should be an option. But just because the baby might be developmentally disadvantaged or might be a little difficult to raise? No. When I have children and one might have Down Syndrome or is born somehow mentally retarded, big deal! The kid is mine and I'm going to love them no matter what. I will go through whatever I have to to give my children a great and productive childhood. It's just fucked up that so many people aren't going to give their potential children a chance in life. It's also horrible that the parents are that self-centered. Self-centered parents make no sense. But that's another blog huh? It's a type of genetic eugenics and infanticide.