Comments on: On Aborting Down Syndrome Babies http://thegospelcoalition.org/blogs/justintaylor/2009/09/18/on-aborting-down-syndrome-babies/ Between Two Worlds Sun, 12 Feb 2012 00:17:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Aubrey http://thegospelcoalition.org/blogs/justintaylor/2009/09/18/on-aborting-down-syndrome-babies/#comment-51092 Aubrey Tue, 22 Sep 2009 12:22:19 +0000 http://thegospelcoalition.org/blogs/justintaylor/2009/09/18/on-aborting-down-syndrome-babies/#comment-51092 I'm a family practice physician who delivers babies, and while I offer this test, I definitely do not really encourage my patients to get it. It often puts them through unnecessary stress, and can lead to more testing. And most people do not understand that it only gives you your "risk." I know that some people have this test so they can be prepared, but definitely among most people who get it, the idea is that if the test is positive, they will not continue with the pregnancy. I’m a family practice physician who delivers babies, and while I offer this test, I definitely do not really encourage my patients to get it. It often puts them through unnecessary stress, and can lead to more testing. And most people do not understand that it only gives you your “risk.” I know that some people have this test so they can be prepared, but definitely among most people who get it, the idea is that if the test is positive, they will not continue with the pregnancy.

]]> By: GirlB300 http://thegospelcoalition.org/blogs/justintaylor/2009/09/18/on-aborting-down-syndrome-babies/#comment-50963 GirlB300 Fri, 18 Sep 2009 19:53:26 +0000 http://thegospelcoalition.org/blogs/justintaylor/2009/09/18/on-aborting-down-syndrome-babies/#comment-50963 9 1/2 years ago I was told our first baby tested positive after this screening test. It wasn't until 3 days later we were told it's just a high probability. How many women would have aborted during that long holiday weekend? Our now 4th grader has no physical disabilities and has held the highest Math average in his class for the past 2 years. Would we have continued had we known for sure? You bet! We denied the amnio after strong advise to move forward with it. We also refused the screening test the next two pregnancies. I can't tell you how many women I have met that have been through the same thing. 9 1/2 years ago I was told our first baby tested positive after this screening test. It wasn't until 3 days later we were told it's just a high probability. How many women would have aborted during that long holiday weekend? Our now 4th grader has no physical disabilities and has held the highest Math average in his class for the past 2 years. Would we have continued had we known for sure? You bet! We denied the amnio after strong advise to move forward with it. We also refused the screening test the next two pregnancies. I can't tell you how many women I have met that have been through the same thing.

]]> By: Brian Auten http://thegospelcoalition.org/blogs/justintaylor/2009/09/18/on-aborting-down-syndrome-babies/#comment-50956 Brian Auten Fri, 18 Sep 2009 18:21:31 +0000 http://thegospelcoalition.org/blogs/justintaylor/2009/09/18/on-aborting-down-syndrome-babies/#comment-50956 JT,<br /><br />Thank you for highlighting this. I thought you might find of interest Amos Young's Theology and Down's Syndrome: Reimagining Disability in Late Modernity (Baylor University Press, 2007). Amos Young's younger brother has Down' Syndrome and he's writing for, as he puts it in the Preface, the Christian academy, theologians, graduate students, pastors and "theologically-interested laypeople." JT,

Thank you for highlighting this. I thought you might find of interest Amos Young's Theology and Down's Syndrome: Reimagining Disability in Late Modernity (Baylor University Press, 2007). Amos Young's younger brother has Down' Syndrome and he's writing for, as he puts it in the Preface, the Christian academy, theologians, graduate students, pastors and "theologically-interested laypeople."

]]> By: JT http://thegospelcoalition.org/blogs/justintaylor/2009/09/18/on-aborting-down-syndrome-babies/#comment-50941 JT Fri, 18 Sep 2009 16:03:15 +0000 http://thegospelcoalition.org/blogs/justintaylor/2009/09/18/on-aborting-down-syndrome-babies/#comment-50941 one thing to note is that you wouldn't have been in the 8%. The 8% are those who take the test but then bring the baby to term. one thing to note is that you wouldn't have been in the 8%. The 8% are those who take the test but then bring the baby to term.

]]> By: Sean LeRoy http://thegospelcoalition.org/blogs/justintaylor/2009/09/18/on-aborting-down-syndrome-babies/#comment-50938 Sean LeRoy Fri, 18 Sep 2009 15:57:06 +0000 http://thegospelcoalition.org/blogs/justintaylor/2009/09/18/on-aborting-down-syndrome-babies/#comment-50938 My wife an I were in our late 30s when we had our little baby girl, and we were pushed to have a pre-screening and said uniequivocally "no". We even told one of the nurses - Why? We would love the baby no matter what! Needless to say she looked at us like we were from another planet. (Not to mention the fact that we'd have to pay for the screening! LOL).<br />Still, I find the 92% figure to be way high...I hope I'm right. My wife an I were in our late 30s when we had our little baby girl, and we were pushed to have a pre-screening and said uniequivocally "no". We even told one of the nurses – Why? We would love the baby no matter what! Needless to say she looked at us like we were from another planet. (Not to mention the fact that we'd have to pay for the screening! LOL).
Still, I find the 92% figure to be way high…I hope I'm right.

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