Comments for Saving Downsyndrome

Comment on I am a woman and a mother, not an incubator of societal preferred descendants by Karen Lamb

Karen Lamb — Wed, 08 Mar 2017 00:59:17 +0000

Well-said. God bless you and your babies.

Comment on “Down syndrome has to disappear from society”, according to Hans Galjaard by Liz Crowter

Liz Crowter — Wed, 11 May 2016 19:39:52 +0000

oh I forgot to mention she is only 20 – not many 20 year olds can achieve that!

Comment on “Down syndrome has to disappear from society”, according to Hans Galjaard by Jo Franko

Jo Franko — Wed, 11 May 2016 16:07:55 +0000

Ana. What an uneducated and frankly offensive comment you have made. One can only assume you are a troll intent on provoking reaction, and for that reason I am not going to remark further. You are clearly a buffoon of the highest order. Good luck to you.

Comment on “Down syndrome has to disappear from society”, according to Hans Galjaard by Liz Crowter

Liz Crowter — Wed, 11 May 2016 09:59:21 +0000

Ana, please feel free to come and meet my daughter and see the fulfilled, amazing, happy, independent life she leads. She lives in her own home, has a job and gives back to society so much in the fun and joy she brings to so many people. At night she can sleep with a good conscience of a day spent usefully unlike you who clearly have no heart or conscience.

Comment on Genetic expert Diana Bianchi misrepresents new eugenic test for Down syndrome by Renate Lindeman

Renate Lindeman — Wed, 04 May 2016 23:50:02 +0000

“If information about the unborn child causes the formerly wanted pregnancy to an unwanted one, is it justifiable to say, “sorry, no take-backs – you surrendered the right to your body when you decided you wanted this baby” ?” Do you think it is justifiable if, after 3 years it turns out that the child is autistic, a mom says: “I didn’t sign up for that, make it disappear”? When is the cut-off limit or is that the abortion limit that every country has and happens to be different all over the world. Which country would have it ‘right’ in that case? Is it 13 weeks, or 22, 40 or zero? Maybe it is after birth, like it happens in the Netherlands or Belgium where infanticide is legal? Shouldn’t the informed choice be made by parents before trying to become pregnant? Prenatal health-care should focus on informing prospective parents that there are no guarantees in life (neither before or after birth) instead of reinforcing the illusion that children are merely a reflection of what we believe to be perfect.

Comment on “Down syndrome has to disappear from society”, according to Hans Galjaard by Mike

Mike — Tue, 08 Mar 2016 20:16:53 +0000

You must be mistaken, we are talking about people with Down syndrome in this article.

Comment on “Down syndrome has to disappear from society”, according to Hans Galjaard by Ana Georgavich

Ana Georgavich — Tue, 08 Mar 2016 05:00:25 +0000

Any individual who willingly, with knowledge and forethought, brings a child to life with a disability, particularly one that will deprive them of a full, autonomous, productive life, is a criminal. It is an act of criminal selfishness to create for yourself what amounts to little more than a pet, a pet that will outlast its progenitors and rely on society to provide increasingly difficult and expensive care. Every child has THE RIGHT to the best possible start, and we are morally and socially obligated to provide it. How shameful that anyone would embrace these painful, humiliating defects. We certainly should love and support those who exist, those who are already here, but to create more? Monstrous, truly.

Comment on PRESS RELEASE: New UK Downs test should be deferred due to ethical concerns by The Eradication (a fiction) | for Elysium

The Eradication (a fiction) | for Elysium — Fri, 15 Jan 2016 23:07:54 +0000

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Comment on Myth 4:. Health, development and happiness are set in stone in our genes. See the bigger picture Mr. Darwin. by - DownBaba

- DownBaba — Wed, 21 Oct 2015 12:27:49 +0000

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Comment on Ohio bill advances Down syndrome rights by The Down syndrome Parents Popularity Contest | for Elysium

The Down syndrome Parents Popularity Contest | for Elysium — Fri, 18 Sep 2015 21:22:44 +0000

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