If you are referring to this mother who gave birth in your comment as a “commie pig” you are sorely wrong.
It’s not about “commies” it’s about a woman who little or no education and is going by the diktats of the society she lives in. Yes it is heartless cold and cruel of her to reject this Down’s child but that’s the mentality she was brought up with.
In her culture it is a “sin of conception” (or if you can find a better translation in Armenian I applaud you) and this reflects on her family lineage and heritage and in Armenia as most other cultures nearby this child is viewed as an “error” and shame to the family name.
I don’t doubt for a minute the father never knew of her attitude towards children who are born disabled. It’s a part of an unspoken cultural difference that is rarely discussed and I’m sure it was the last thing these two parents were prepared for.
We also don’t know what type of pre-natal care this woman received esp. sonograms. Perhaps they never happened or maybe they did - and IF they did this presents a whole host of other ethical questions the mother would have faced. So we really don’t know much about the mother’s pre-natal background.
We also don’t know how or why their marriage transpired.
There is simply no published background information on the history of their relationship.
I’m getting the feeling she was looking for a way out of Armenia by marrying him to get to New Zealand eventually.
The father of this beautiful child should be applauded and encouraged and I encourage anyone here to donate to help this father raise his newborn son.
I was actually referring to the dingbats on Salon.com because someone had mentioned here that they were commenting on the story..they are all commie pigs