Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin Gives Birth to Down Baby Despite Abortion Pressure

"We knew through early testing he would face special challenges, and we feel privileged that God would entrust us with this gift and allow us unspeakable joy as he entered our lives," she said.

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who ever would have though the day would come when such a thing would be news?

Godspeed, Governor.

"We knew through early testing he would face special challenges, and we feel privileged that God would entrust us with this gift and allow us unspeakable joy as he entered our lives," she said.

YES!

I'm down with this.

I mean, um, this is a good thing.

??

EXTRA!
Woman decides against abortion!
EXTRA! EXTRA!

What a pity that the Murder for Cash Killers lost some of their blood money.

ugh.

Sure wish she’d run for President in 2012. Heck ... she’d even make an awesome VP now.

Now if only she hadn’t handicapped him by naming him “Trig.” Eeek!

Best wishes to all the Palins.

God bless her, her child, and the rest of her family.

As others have pointed out, when and if the homosexual “gene” is discovered and can be tested for early in pregnancy, the “pro-choice” movement will undergo a sea change.

Although attitudes are changing already, in the past 15 years or so.

A politician who lives what she believes.

Cool.

I’d vote for her in a heartbeat, but alas, we’re stuck with the likes of Hillary.

As much as I admire Gov. Palin’s decision, the headline on this story is misleading. Anyone who knows the family understands that there was never any pressure for the governor to abort this child. It might be nice just to praise her love for life and leave the politics aside. Sarah and Todd’s actions speak louder than any headline or political posturing.

Earlier in the week some one asked why the post were fewer these days....This may be one of the reasons

I would love to see her on a presidential ticket, if not now, then sometime within the next 20 years. She'd probably be an excellent balance to McCain (especially since she, too, has a son in the military) but McCain is probably going to need the experience issue against Obama, if he's the nominee. If Hillary is the nominee, then I think she could be a fine choice now, depending on who Hillary picks.

Sarah Palin for VP would be a great way to go after disaffected Hillary supporters.
My guess is Obama will run with Ted Strickland, because he has no chance in Florida and must win Ohio.

Laz....

You’re a hoot most of the time, but that was a clunker.

Sarah Palin for president!!!

From what I've read about her, she might make a great vp.
Good conservative principles.
And a good Mom to boot!

Congrats on the birth, Governor, and I am glad you choose to give the kid a chance. However...

The Palins have four other children including Track, 18, Bristol, 17, Willow, 13 and Piper, 7

And now Trig. I am confusitated...

Anyone who knows the family understands that there was never any pressure for the governor to abort this child.

How do you know that? I would be willing to bet that her doctor was the first to advise terminating the fetus.

I'm getting old.

So naturally I'll suck more every day.

Prepare for the future, when my suckiosity knows no limits.

A woman over 35 gets quite a bit of pressure for invasive genetic testing and ultrasound tests to detect Down's Syndrome, the assumption being that she'll have an abortion if they find it. Since most women have so few babies, there is a lot of incentive to only have perfect ones and to discard the rest. And quite a bit of this is due to encouraging women to wait until their late 30s or 40s to have children, when they only have time for one or two and the risk of Down's Syndrome and other genetic problems skyrockets.

I agree - Laz's stuff is usually pretty funny.
Sometimes, though, you have to realize that even though you think you have a pretty good pun lined up --- given the topic its best to back away from the keyboard...
We've all hit the 'Enter' key a wee bit too soon at times.

Sorry (sort of) for raining on the parade, but how does a woman find time to be mother to an infant and governor simultaneously? Doesn’t compute with me. Not that it’s really any of my business.

How does a man have time to be a father and have a career at the same time?

She won’t have the time.

To post 29

A good Staff!! I bet she is also good at time management.
She probably limits meetings to less than a hour which is not a bad thing newborn or not.

She hires people to do a lot of the work.

In my experience, just about any meeting that takes more than an hour is a counterproductive waste of time.

"From what I've read about her, she might make a great vp.

Is she a Republican?

Many women work outside the home and have children.
Many men work outside the home and have children.

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God bless her, her family and especially
Trig. I mean that from the bottom of my heart.

Did you see the other names? Heck Trig isn’t even the oddest one!

he joins my sister in his survival...

Republican.
She’s also anti gay marriage, a lifetime member of the NRA, and pro life.

God bless this woman and her family, including the new baby..it’s awesome to see this kind of dedication and love in this day and age.

“Anyone who knows the family understands that there was never any pressure for the governor to abort this child.”

I’ll guarantee that if it wasn’t Sarah Palin, the doctors would have recommended an abortion. If there was no pressure, it was only because the doctors knew better than to even bring the subject up with her.

Courage.

Agreed.

For every woman that gives birth to a baby with Down’s Syndrome, 200 women will abort what would have been a perfectly normal child.

This society is really screwed (no pun intended).

During the election cycle, in debates against the democrat, and supposed independent, She was the only one unabashedly pro-life and anti-gay marriage. She has been a great governor for our state, and a great example for everyone. A politician with integrity.

One reason I loved living in Alaska was that people thought for themselves, didn’t care much about being PC, and everyone accepted others’ decisions and beliefs. The only place I’ve seen true tolerance. I love her attitude.

Sure wish she’d run for President in 2012. Heck ... she’d even make an awesome VP now.

Man, that's my deepest wish and desire at this time, and has been for a couple of months, since I first heard about her. She is one of the most impressive human beings (let alone political figures) I have ever heard of.

McCain, please choose Sarah. She is ready, willing and able to be the greatest VP in the history of this country!