A new non-invasive prenatal blood test, to determine Down syndrome, will be made available next year ... one which will avoid the risk of miscarriage, and offer accurate results as early as nine weeks into a pregnancy. Until now, women have only had two very invasive test procedures for determining the possibility of giving birth to a handicapped child. The first known as amniocentesis, done around the 4th month of pregnancy, involves inserting a needle through the woman's stomach, penetrating the womb, to withdraw a sample of amniotic fluid. The 2nd is known as CVS, and involves taking a small sample of tissue from the woman's placenta. Both these tests pose a tiny, yet very real risk of miscarriage.
But the real impact of this new miracle of modern science, is that the many Down syndrome babies who heretofore escaped abortion, due to not being tested before birth, will now be at greater risk, as the convenience and low risk of this new test will make it routine, catching many expectant mothers unawares. Dr. Brian Skotko, a Down syndrome specialist at Children's Hospital Boston stated, "How are women today able to make a truly informed decision?" The ease of such an early diagnosis thrusts a woman into a decision she may not have been prepared to make so early into her pregnancy ... or even a consideration.
Diagnosing a baby's health before its' birth today, offers parents the ability to be prepared for any special need their child may have before he or she is born. We can all appreciate the benefits of having prior knowledge of what to expect and be prepared for in the event of a Down syndrome child. Medical knowledge is only half of the concern. It is also helpful for parents to be prepared mentally and emotionally for a special needs child. The question is, how early does a parent need to know of its' child's medical needs in order to prepare themselves?
We all know that ease and early diagnosis in a pregnancy term, is more of an excuse for the consideration of abortion, rather than the thought of parental preparedness. The statistics of Dr. Brian Skotko of Children's Hospital Boston, reveal a shocking 92 percent of babies diagnosed with Down syndrome inutero being aborted ... so much for parental preparedness. This is really about offering women an opportunity for abortion at an early stage in their pregnancy ... even before they have informed husbands, boyfriends or family that they are expecting. Now, with this newer test, how many more Down syndrome babies will be eliminated? At 92% we're not that far from 100%.
This new marvel of medical science has been sacreligiously dubbed the "Holy Grail" of prenatal tests, as one researcher predicted in a Canadian newspaper, that more couples will choose this type of testing, and therefore "slowly eradicate the disease". Disease? Down syndrome is not a disease! And it is not Down syndrome which will be eradicated .. rather it is the babies who have Down syndrome who will be eradicated. Is this how we cure disease these days? And what other disease is medical science planning to eradicate by murdering the person who has it? Perhaps those of you who have diabetes or any other "disease" which needs to be "eradicated" better be concerned.
Stating Brian Skotko of Children's Hospital once again, he says, "the vast majority of people with Down syndrome and their families affirm that their contributions to their communities are significant, and their lives are very valuable." This new advanced technology simply offers more accurate methods of diagnosing babies still in the womb, simply making them easier targets for abortion.
But the real impact of this new miracle of modern science, is that the many Down syndrome babies who heretofore escaped abortion, due to not being tested before birth, will now be at greater risk, as the convenience and low risk of this new test will make it routine, catching many expectant mothers unawares. Dr. Brian Skotko, a Down syndrome specialist at Children's Hospital Boston stated, "How are women today able to make a truly informed decision?" The ease of such an early diagnosis thrusts a woman into a decision she may not have been prepared to make so early into her pregnancy ... or even a consideration.
Diagnosing a baby's health before its' birth today, offers parents the ability to be prepared for any special need their child may have before he or she is born. We can all appreciate the benefits of having prior knowledge of what to expect and be prepared for in the event of a Down syndrome child. Medical knowledge is only half of the concern. It is also helpful for parents to be prepared mentally and emotionally for a special needs child. The question is, how early does a parent need to know of its' child's medical needs in order to prepare themselves?
We all know that ease and early diagnosis in a pregnancy term, is more of an excuse for the consideration of abortion, rather than the thought of parental preparedness. The statistics of Dr. Brian Skotko of Children's Hospital Boston, reveal a shocking 92 percent of babies diagnosed with Down syndrome inutero being aborted ... so much for parental preparedness. This is really about offering women an opportunity for abortion at an early stage in their pregnancy ... even before they have informed husbands, boyfriends or family that they are expecting. Now, with this newer test, how many more Down syndrome babies will be eliminated? At 92% we're not that far from 100%.
This new marvel of medical science has been sacreligiously dubbed the "Holy Grail" of prenatal tests, as one researcher predicted in a Canadian newspaper, that more couples will choose this type of testing, and therefore "slowly eradicate the disease". Disease? Down syndrome is not a disease! And it is not Down syndrome which will be eradicated .. rather it is the babies who have Down syndrome who will be eradicated. Is this how we cure disease these days? And what other disease is medical science planning to eradicate by murdering the person who has it? Perhaps those of you who have diabetes or any other "disease" which needs to be "eradicated" better be concerned.
Stating Brian Skotko of Children's Hospital once again, he says, "the vast majority of people with Down syndrome and their families affirm that their contributions to their communities are significant, and their lives are very valuable." This new advanced technology simply offers more accurate methods of diagnosing babies still in the womb, simply making them easier targets for abortion.
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