I don't usually link to newspaper articles, but this one just broke my heart:
Prenatal Test Puts Down Syndrome in Hard Focus
Since Josh and I would never choose to abort a child, we recognize the possibility that our children may grow up in the world as a distinct minority, if we were to have a child with a disability. I worry about resources being diverted from treatments for conditions that often lead to abortions. It's already happening. The March of Dimes, for example, uses abortion as a way to decrease the incidence of birth defects. As if killing the child is a better way to address the problem than researching ways to treat a disease or providing support to enable a disabled child to reach his or her full potential.
I apologize if you're reading this after the article is no longer accessible.
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