He writes:
The public presence of little Trig Palin is a powerful witness to the sanctity of human life, and the knowledge that this little infant wth Down syndrome is bringing such joy to his family is upsetting those who believe that babies such as Trig should never be born.The facts are daunting. It is now estimated that between 80 and 90 percent of all unborn babies diagnosed as likely to have Down syndrome are aborted. The availability of prenatal testing presents parents with the possibility of aborting the baby and starting over. The statistics now speak for themselves -- the vast majority of parents are choosing to abort under these circumstances.
But the visible presence of Trig Palin in the arms of his parents or one of his sisters is resetting that equation, at least in terms of the public's emotions. The sight of little Piper Palin licking her hand and flattening Trig's hair during their mom's acceptance speech at the Republican National Convention is likely to stick in the public mind years after Trig's hair is again unstuck. It's hard for even the most ardent abortion defenders to insert an argument against Trig's precious life at that point. Or, at least we would think so.
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This, in my opinion, is one of the best things about Sarah Palin being in the national spotlight. People need to understand how much joy babies born with Down Syndrome bring to their families. The medical community seems to be offering more (and earlier) tests to try to catch it in utero. I underwent this testing with my first pregnancy--the blood test indicated a raised chance of Down Syndrome. The medical professionals tried to act neutral but the whole process indicates a bias toward abortion. In discussing the possibility of an amnio, we were told we needed to have it by X date, because abortions in Scotland were not allowed past 24 weeks. We were confident we would not choose that option anyway, so opted out of any further testing as well. But for people on the fence....having someone like Sarah Palin and Trig in their minds at that point should hopefully lead many more families to embrace children with Down Syndrome.
Yeah, but I really really really got swept up in Obama fever. It just feels so good.
I have a physical disability (Cerebral Palsy), and I shudder to think of the pressure there would probably be on my parents to have me aborted (killed) if I were an unborn child in this day and time....
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