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Re:At Home with Down Syndrome (2008) by OskarS on Friday March 26, 2021 @07:04AM (#26590667)
I agree that that stat is unsettling, but I really can’t judge the people making this choice. It’s an impossibly hard situation to be put in, and you can’t be judgmental. Decisions like these are never easy, and never taken lightly by anyone.
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Re:At Home with Down Syndrome (2008) by nvarsj on Friday March 26, 2021 @08:22AM (#26591200)
Yeah of course, it is a really tough decision.

I think though, as the article points out, doctors have a responsibility to properly educate about the life quality of down syndrome so parents can make an informed choice. Right now, standard medical practice seems to be to just recommend abortion without much information.

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