My wife and I had this conversation before we had kids. We both believe that using abortion as birth control is wrong and immoral. We both believe that in the case of severe genetic or other developmental defects, abortion should be acceptable.
We specifically talked about Downs syndrome. We both agreed on abortion if our child had Downs.
We did lose one unborn child, around 12 weeks, when her heart stopped beating. We never met her, we never knew her, we never even saw her beyond a grainy ultrasound picture. We grieved intensely.
I was friends with a kid with Downs in elementary school. He was a sweet guy, earnest, kind, and a good person. His mom (who was older) took care of him until the day she died. He's had a hard life since then, though he seems happy. Downs people are kind of special that way.
For me, I would have aborted a child with Downs. And I would have grieved intensely. I cannot blame anyone who makes that decision.
My wife and I had this conversation before we had kids. We both believe that using abortion as birth control is wrong and immoral. We both believe that in the case of severe genetic or other developmental defects, abortion should be acceptable.
We specifically talked about Downs syndrome. We both agreed on abortion if our child had Downs.
We did lose one unborn child, around 12 weeks, when her heart stopped beating. We never met her, we never knew her, we never even saw her beyond a grainy ultrasound picture. We grieved intensely.
I was friends with a kid with Downs in elementary school. He was a sweet guy, earnest, kind, and a good person. His mom (who was older) took care of him until the day she died. He's had a hard life since then, though he seems happy. Downs people are kind of special that way.
For me, I would have aborted a child with Downs. And I would have grieved intensely. I cannot blame anyone who makes that decision.