I'm getting married this May. Both my fiance and I are 39. We are going to try to have kids once we get married.
We are at higher risk of having a DS baby, but I don't care. I figure there are two ways to view being a parent:
1. THE NARCISSISTIC WAY
Your child is another one of your achievements. The talents and achievements of your child are your achievements and should therefore be broadcast widely. Your child's failings are a shame to you and should be hidden. Your child's worth is dependent on how he or she enhances your life.
2. THE GODLY WAY
A child is a gift from God. There is a reason God gave you this child. Your job is to care for the child and teach him or her right from wrong. The child is your responsibility, not your possession. Your child was created by God and is therefore worthy.
I figure I'll go with option #2.
There is one thing I'd like to add, however. If God doesn't bless you with a biological child, please consider adoption. I am an adoptive parent and an adoptive grandparent. My daughter just called us yesterday to tell us that their adoption agency (she's got two from Guatemala) has male babies waiting for homes. They're going to go ahead and adopt again and hope to have their new son home before the summer. There are many ways that God finds exactly the right parents for children.
Congrats on the impending nuptials. Unlike you, the writer of this article knew of the high risk yet went ahead pretending that there were no consequences to her actions. Once pregnant, she then decides to abort. If she and her boyfriend didn't want a Down's Syndrome child, they should have used birth control knowing the high risks involved due to their ages. To create a life and then destroy it was not a noble choice on her part. It was murder.