Posted on 09/05/2017 8:24:14 AM PDT by simpson96
August 24, 2017 (SPUC) — All too often, parents are pressured by doctors to undergo genetic screening, and even to abort their babies if it is thought they have a disability. Now a video where an actress hilariously relates how she resisted this pressure is going viral.
When actress Lynn Fergusson (most famous for voicing Mac in Chicken Run) became pregnant with her first child at the age of 37, she was surprised to find that her pregnancy was labeled "geriatric." However, she was even more surprised by the relentless pressure doctors put on her first to undergo an amniocentesis, and then to abort her baby. Her talk, published by storytelling website The Moth, is related with humor, and is a beautiful example of a mother determined to do the best for her son.
The pressure begins
From the beginning, Fergusson was determined not to have the amniocentesis, which carries a 1 percent risk of miscarriage. "It’s not technically the baby’s fault that I’m old, you know," she said. "So I’m not gonna take a risk. Not unless there’s a good reason."(snip)
But the doctors continued to push, first because they suspected Down's syndrome, and then, terrifyingly, Edwards' syndrome, a condition where most babies die in the womb, or shortly after birth. Her response was amazing:
"You know, we had so many scans," said Ferguson. "I had seen my son. I’d seen his heart. I’d seen the inside of his eyes. (snip) He was my son and he needed me. He depended on me to make the right decision. So I said, ‘No.'"
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But was it wrong?
I would strongly disagree with the term ‘many” ... SOME of them, I am sure... but do you always take the pedantic side of issues?
Like when someone complains about welfare fraud do you argue “Well some people really need it!”
I’ve never seen you, so I have no idea what you look like.
I’ve known many women who look amazing with a short hair. Given that most Freepers are intelligent I equate that with gorgeous.
I don’t know why I veered off into the short hair topic. I was just feeling like starting some fun (well, fun for ME) :)
This year they estimate 252,710 new cases of invasive breast cancer will be diagnosed in women.
A quarter of a million women = many women
Those data are only for breast cancer. Each year more than 12 million people get cancer. 12 million is many men and women.
By the way, pedantic or not, I think men with no hair are very attractive. Men with white hair - even more attractive.
True. It's even possible I've been a cat all this time. Back in the day, typing errors might have given it away, but with autocorrect, nobody has a clue.
Still true!
Meow.
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