I don't think so you should love love and want your your babies as they are.
2007-12-10 04:10:29
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answered by Deana 5
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This is a choice for the parents and the dr. Not for people on yahoo answers. This is a very personal choice and it's for no one to judge you and tell you what you are doing is wrong or right. Some people want to terminate because they feel like their child will just have a life of suffering and they don't want to bring a child into the world knowing how painful life will be for them, some parents feel like they are freeing the child by letting them go before they have to suffer after birth. Some parents feel completely different, they feel that they can handle anything and that their baby deserves to perservere through that pain. I am 14 weeks pregnant and i go in to take the tests the end of this month. I can't predict what i will do if i find out that my baby has a horrible disease. I think i would feel guilty no matter what my decision was. If i kept it i would feel guilty for knowlingly letting my child live a life of pain (don't get me wrong, i would love the little thing to death, but i would still feel guilty about it) On the other hand, if i did terminate it, i would feel guilty about not giving the little booger a chance to see what life was like. If only the little thing could tell you whether or not it wants to come out, that would make it easier! I think this is something that will be tough either way for any parent. It's something that will take some couseling and help either way.
2007-12-10 04:48:30
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answered by Anonymous
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I don't think I could ever have an abortion. But I do think it's important to consider how having a child with a birth defect would affect you other children, your life, your relationship with your spouse. I fully understand how some people could not handle it. I'm not so sure about Downs b/c they can grow up and get jobs and live "normal" lives, but some birth defects like spina bifeda or anything that would affect your child's quality of life would be hard to deal with and may require special consideration.
2007-12-10 04:15:51
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answered by Liz H 3
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There are plenty of kids who have downs that live great lives and go on to be happy healty adults. There are different levels of downs and that has alot to do with the quality of there life so no I dont think that is right. But in the cases where the child has a hard short life ahead of them I think that it is up to the parent to do what they think is best for there child. When you are put into that situation you have to think about this Life is not about quality not quantiy. We had to say good bye to our little girl after only 15 days ( she was a 24 week premie with lots of problems ) and that was the hardest thing we ever had to do... Its up to the parents...
2007-12-10 10:38:14
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answered by Lindsay M 2
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I think the couple involved has the right to make that decision on their own, safely and in sterile conditions.
I also think that there is no mandate to abort for Downs as there are varying degrees, but at the same time the couple involved knows how much it might take from the rest of the family or how draining it would be on their finances or if it would limit their options on having other children later.
Keep it legal, keep it safe, and keep it the couples choice.
If you choose to keep an abnormal child too, that's fine, just don't limit the options for others.
2007-12-10 04:19:06
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answered by justa 7
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I believe in it only if the baby's condition is incompatible with life. Such as Anencephaly, Immune Hyrdrops, etc. Even then it's a very personal decision for the parents.
It's also important to remember that there are several different severity levels in "downs syndrome".......depending on which chromosome is affected, some have a good prognosis, some have a grim one.
2007-12-10 04:18:04
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answered by still_crazy_mama 3
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thats a touchy subject really... i feel really bad for kids who have downs syndrome and for their parents but im totally against abortion but i have to say when it comes to this i give it a little leeway because some people really cannot afford to give a baby with downs syndrome a good life they need so many medications to live as normal a life as possible and those medications cost a lot of money.. i also think in some cases like edwards syndrome when the baby has a 1 year life span full of pain and meds to keep them as comfortable as possible i think it might even be selfish not to abort... i dont know , you have to think about how the baby is going to live once it's born, and if it's going to be a life filled with pain i think the best option is abortion
2007-12-10 04:13:15
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answered by Anonymous
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NOTHING justifies an abortion - We all have our imperfections, some just different than others. For someone to abort a Down's baby or other illness is their own selfishness in not wanting to take the extra care and time to correctly care for this child. Still alive - still a LIFE - still matters - still created by God! - still loved by God!
2007-12-10 04:29:38
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answered by God's Child 4
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My answer is no. Have you meet someone with down syndrome? They are just as normal as we are. We have firends that have a daughter who is 18 years old and she is mentaly handicap and they kept her. An abortion to me is an easy way out for people. But hey we all have a say in what we think on this issue.
2007-12-10 05:40:47
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answered by Amie M 3
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I wouldn't.
But... some people may not be able to love their child with these conditions nor be able to take care of them so I try not to judge. It's the parents decision.
The sad thing is... there are a lot of false positives on test that check for this.
For me, I couldn't abort, no matter what the reason.
2007-12-10 04:18:23
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answered by Nina Lee 7
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It depends on the quality of life the baby is going to have. Like someone above me said, if life expectancy is low, and the baby is going to experience a lot of pain and discomfort throughout it's short life, perhaps abortion is the kindest option. Abortion is a very sensitive subject, and differs greatly from case to case. It's impossible to generalise or pigeonhole it.
2007-12-10 04:18:41
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answered by clare 6
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