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Down syndrome dangers:
A new prenatal policy is the worst kind of social engineering
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| September 15, 2007
| Joni Eareckson Tada
Posted on 09/08/2007 2:09:21 PM PDT by rhema
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Joni (right) with Brycen Witwer (center) and his mom (left)
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posted on
09/08/2007 2:09:24 PM PDT
by
rhema
To: wagglebee; cpforlife.org; MHGinTN; Caleb1411
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posted on
09/08/2007 2:10:13 PM PDT
by
rhema
("Break the conventions; keep the commandments." -- G. K. Chesterton)
To: rhema; 230FMJ; 49th; 50mm; 69ConvertibleFirebird; Aleighanne; Alexander Rubin; ...
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posted on
09/08/2007 2:12:20 PM PDT
by
wagglebee
("A political party cannot be all things to all people." -- Ronald Reagan, 3/1/75)
To: rhema; cgk; Coleus; narses; 8mmMauser; Mr. Silverback; Salvation
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posted on
09/08/2007 2:13:38 PM PDT
by
wagglebee
("A political party cannot be all things to all people." -- Ronald Reagan, 3/1/75)
To: rhema
A blurred screen bump!
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posted on
09/08/2007 2:17:02 PM PDT
by
alice_in_bubbaland
(Ron Paul is nutcase, plain & simple.)
To: rhema
I am deeply concerned about this trend. Abortion is now used as a "disability prevention measure." And euthanasia is being used as a "disability termination measure."
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posted on
09/08/2007 2:19:23 PM PDT
by
wagglebee
("A political party cannot be all things to all people." -- Ronald Reagan, 3/1/75)
To: rhema
Over 90 percent of pregnant women who are given a Down syndrome diagnosis choose to have an abortion.This isn't a social engineering polcy, it's a populist movement.
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posted on
09/08/2007 2:23:41 PM PDT
by
Rudder
To: rhema
A ticket-taker at a local movie theatre is clearly Down syndrome. I always enjoy seeing her there — her unfailing cheeriness is always a lift.
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posted on
09/08/2007 2:28:03 PM PDT
by
sionnsar
(trad-anglican.faithweb.com |Iran Azadi| 5yst3m 0wn3d - it's N0t Y0ur5 (SONY) | UN: Useless Nations)
To: rhema
When someone writes an honest historical account of the U.S. in this era, they’ll marvel at how the Nazis won World War II even though the Germans lost.
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posted on
09/08/2007 2:28:56 PM PDT
by
Alberta's Child
(I'm out on the outskirts of nowhere . . . with ghosts on my trail, chasing me there.)
To: rhema
and because of this trend, a healthy twin was accidentally murdered because her sister was discovered to have Downs.
They aborted the wrong baby.
You would have thought the parents reconsider about aborting the remaining infant?
No - they subsequently killed that one too.
To: rhema
The hospital where I worked for 20+ had a contract to provide general medical care for the adult residents (our hospital had no pediatrics service) of a nearby State hospital.Many of this hospital's patients were Downs Syndrome patients.
In my contact with these patients I was struck by the fact that,almost without exception,they were very kind and gentle and,perhaps,the ones who *weren't* so kind and gentle were that way when I saw them because they weren't feeling well.
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posted on
09/08/2007 2:32:32 PM PDT
by
Gay State Conservative
(If martyrdom is so cool,why does Osama Obama go to such great lengths to avoid it?)
To: wagglebee
I am deeply concerned about this trend. Abortion is now used as a "disability prevention measure." Just wait until they isolate the alleged "gay gene", then watch the liberals wring their hands in the great dilemma as parents start aborting potential gay babies in their thousands..
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posted on
09/08/2007 2:37:13 PM PDT
by
Wil H
(Islam translates to "submission", not "peace" - you can figure out the rest.)
To: rhema
It is obvious that Down’s Syndrome kids get the “happy gene”.
They employ a few of them at my supermarket and it is always a pleasure to encounter them.
The young family that I know with a Down’s Syndrome child was told that the markers were there and she needed to hurry to get the abortion. They couldn’t believe she wouldn’t.
He has so much love in him and everyone loves him back. When he was little he really fell in love with my husband and my son and would sit in their laps for hours and cry if his mother tried to take him.
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posted on
09/08/2007 2:38:13 PM PDT
by
tiki
To: rhema
A tragedy in the making! These are the angels sent to show us true purity of heart.
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posted on
09/08/2007 2:42:59 PM PDT
by
Paperdoll
( Vote for Duncan Hunter in the Primaries for America's sake!)
To: rhema
This breaks my heart. And it translates into a strange future for the kids Doug loves. It's going to be a lonely world for themthey will have far fewer friends with Down syndrome in the future. There are 5,500 children born with Down syndrome each year; they incur from mild to moderate mental retardation. These young people will now have fewer community programs, as well as reduced funds for medical research.
This is why there are growing numbers of parents crisscrossing the continent speaking to the blessingseven advantagesof raising a Down syndrome child. These parents are sharing their stories and explaining how a Down syndrome child can bless his siblings and draw a family closer together. They say that young women who are considering abortion don't understand, nor do they realize the benefits a Down syndrome baby brings to a family. Unfortunately, the only counsel these women are receiving from their obstetrician is often a brochure.
this is such a double tragedy. it breaks my heart to think
about all those babies who are never given a chance. all
the others will grow up in a lonely world because of the
shrinking population of those with downs syndrome.
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posted on
09/08/2007 2:43:55 PM PDT
by
leda
(19yrs ... only 4,981yrs to go ;))
To: rhema
I think the lady is more concerned about the possibility of reduced funding for her programs
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posted on
09/08/2007 2:46:08 PM PDT
by
SauronOfMordor
(When injustice becomes law, rebellion becomes duty)
To: tiki
They work at my supermarket too....
..they're sweet, patient, very efficient, helpful, courteous...
In my weekly Bible study, two of our older members-(widow & widower) who met each other & married recently...
..each has a Down's syndrome adult child...one in his 30's and one in his 50's....
They are quiet, respectful, sweet, helpful and go with their parents on 'mission trips' and work very hard at what they can do.
They are lovely and so are the parents!
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posted on
09/08/2007 2:47:56 PM PDT
by
Guenevere
(Duncan Hunter...President '08)
To: Wil H
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posted on
09/08/2007 2:59:16 PM PDT
by
GATOR NAVY
(Hey! Must be a devil between us)
To: 8mmMauser
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posted on
09/08/2007 2:59:38 PM PDT
by
TheSarce
To: rhema
Good grief, killing unborn babies with Down Syndrome is insane.
My nephew has Down’s and he is probably the favorite nephew of all. Everyone loves him and his mother even went so far as to say that every family should have a Down’s kid. A friend of mine has a Down’s boy who just turned 20. They always had high expectations for him, required a lot from him and babied him as little as possible. He flourishes and recently graduated from home school, is working through our county office to get a job at Home Depot or Lowes and helps his Dad on construction jobs...as much as he is able. I watched him show his market hog at the 4H show in August and you won’t find a more honest, hard-working, conscientious, likeable kid. Everyone loves him.
Another family I know has a Down’s kid who is undisciplined and bratty because his parents never held him to any standard and always babied him...so he is a handful and always will be. He is rude, has no manners and not many people want to be around him.
I shop frequently at the ‘handicap’ thrift store..as we call it. And, my favorite people there are the Down’s people. Wonderful, happy people, mostly.
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posted on
09/08/2007 3:02:23 PM PDT
by
MTMS
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