It is terrible that the child would only live a few days after birth, but that is justify killing the baby. I have a nephew with Downs Syndrome. Thank God his mother didn’t decide to kill him because he wasn’t perfect...
This is horrible.
A family friend of ours conceived a child with a similar condition. Rather than abort the child, and pretend that the child was flawed or a mistake, the mother took the baby to term, gave him a name and birth certificate, and grieved over the child's loss a couple of days later. It is a much better solution than the denial of personhood that comes with abortion. The family experienced poignant joy rather than a hard heart. The family will remember forever their lost member. And the family experience no guilt from their actions. It is a proven fact that nearly all women experience guilt after an abortion.
I think what they mean is that the brain is very small and the top of the head is flattened also. My neighbors have a son with this hereditary condition and he is now 12. The babies don’t always die if they are loved and cared for. He cannot do anything for himself, however, but he does seem experience pleasure and react to his surroundings.