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May God help us if we have reached the place where we think we have the (divine) right to terminate a pregancy because of Down syndrome.

I am the father of a fifty-five(55)year old Down syndrome son. Although our society offered very little help to the parents of such children when Steve came along, we did the best we could. We gave them our love and in return they gave us unconditional love. The school system had no place for Down syndrome children, so we did the best we could to help them reach their potential.

I write to say our Down syndrome son has been a blessing to our entire family. Given the choice, we would not think of terminating the pregancy. And we believe the Bible is the Word of God and that word is, "Thou shalt not kill". ---Guy Gordon

The tragic truth is that we humans are driven by our lust for kinowledge...from the garden of Eden on to this very day. And we think that because we "know good from evil" we can exercise our wills on the basis of that knowledge.

But the truth is we know only in part (I Corinthians 13:9) And in those gaps God has expressed His will...it adds to , even overrules the conclusions we draw based on our partial knowledge...THOU SHALT NOT KILL is the ultimate truth.

I have a younger brother that has down syndrome and I couldn't even image such corrupt thinking of not letting these loving people live. In fact, we grew up together and they are very loving people.

If parents have this right, then its all too obvious that they don't have "unconditional love" for their child which God requires but a temporal human love that is selfish. If its not what they "exactly" want - then its no good. And "oh, how could I let my child have a life like this if they have down syndrome. It never crosses their mind that these children are born for Gods glory not their glory! But the parents put themselves on a pedestal thinking they can make divine decisions apparently.

The U.S. has already killed 40 million people but I guess this isn't enough! I guess we want to race to Gods judgement even faster yet. God judges a nation by how it treats the weak. The U.S. has failed this and will fail more if this is allowed.

I just saw a wonderful story on CNN about Congresswoman Cathy McMorris-Rodgers and her newborn son Cole, who has Down Syndrome. Anchor Kiran Chetry did a wonderful job interviewing Mrs. Rodgers, and it truly highlighted how Cathy wanted to give life to her son, even after early testing had warned that Cole might have Down Syndrome. Rodgers wanted no further testing after the first one, and she said that the minute she held Cole in her arms she couldn't imagine any other decision than the one she had made. McMorris-Rodgers is a pro-life Congresswoman from Washington State.

As Bauer mentions soon we will start playing god when it comes to making decisions for those unborn. I am worried if we give in to this school of thought, soon we will have evolved a system only the perfect race will be allowed to be born. As a medical doctor, I have come across many instances where the convictions of the mother to preserve the baby in the womb have been honored. Friend of mine often reminds us that his mother had the choice from the medical community to terminate him before his birth. But as she took a clear Biblical stand that she will no way kill, today he is one of the leading Neurosurgeons in this country. It is my prayer that CT will continue to pass on articles to retain the unchanging value which God has given to the human life by dying on the cross for the same.

This is a choice best left to parents. They should not be forced to abort, nor should they be forced to raise, a child with an incurable genetic defect. Sentencing a young married couple to cope with the extra burden of such children is not "family friendly" -- divorce is a common outcome. Institutionalization can also result; when parents try, but give up, on raising handicapped children, those babies still need a home. Then there are those infants with defects resolved only through countless painful, expensive surgeries. How fair is that for the child? Should parents who learn early of serious problems be left to watch the scenario unfold, heartbreak by heartbreak? God invented science, not man. He must have given it to us for a reason.

Responding to Sam David's comment, a couple of corrections:

Studies have shown that having a child with Down syndrome actually is family friendly, with a lower divorce rate than the general populace. Regarding the worse case scenarios he lists to justify aborting a child with Down syndrome, the option of adoption eliminates that justification. There are over a hundred parents on a waiting list to adopt a child with Down syndrome who will happily accept the challenges Mr. David cites to justify aborting a child with Down syndrome.

I have a child with Down Syndrome. He is almost 2. I also have 3 "typical" sons. I see no distinction between them. My youngest boy, the one with Down Syndrome is the absolute light and joy in our home. He is the cutest kid...and quite smart. I look at him, and I cannot believe the value that society has placed on him. I cry for him as I think that so many mothers would have killed him had they known he was coming. And he is AMAZING. Beautiful...and doing just fine in life.

I think the radical thought process is to terminate based on this not scary, not dismal, not horrible diagnosis. What are we thinking as a society? How can we justify this? We ought to be ashamed of ourselves.

May God have mercy on us. For, He surely sees how his creation has decided what is fit to live and what is not... And it does not go unnoticed.

Gromanksy said:
God invented science, not man. He must have given it to us for a reason.

Does that rationale transfer to Eve thus?
God invented the Tree of Knowledge, not Adam or I. He must have given it to us for a reason.