I was surprised to learn during my wife’s pregnancy that there is a 5% chance of error when doctors determine the baby’s gender. They also said there was a moderate chance the testing for down syndrome and other disabilities would also be wrong. Of those hundreds of babies that were aborted for the reason that they would have something like down syndrome, I wonder how many of those would have turned out to be false?
We turned down the testing because it wouldn’t sway our decision, but we also felt that if there was a decent chance it was wrong, what’s the point of doing it in the first place then?
The good reason to diagnose Down Syndrome in the womb is that babies with DS often have physical impairments that require immediate care. Heart defects are not uncommon. If the medical staff is prepared, things can go much better.
It can also be helpful for the parents to be prepared for a special-needs child, rather than surprised at the delivery.