It's just sad.

This week a new prenatal test came out in the States called Materni21...It is a test that can tell a Mother as early as about 10 weeks into her pregnancy if she is carrying a child with Down syndrome.

I am not even going to bother sugar coating this...In MY opinion this test is not about informing parents about any abnormalities in their baby so they can "prepare" themselves...This test in MY opinion is simply to weed out all children like mine. To get rid of and do away with children like Russell altogether.

"Because they have no worth. Because they are suffering. Because they are a burden.

Because they have no value."

I am so angry.

 I am so incredibly sad that this is what the world has come to.

That society now chooses who deserves to live and who deserves to die...And based on what??

 Because some one is different their lives are less valuable?

Because my son takes a little longer to learn things...Because he may walk a little different or talk a little different...Because he may not grow up to be a Doctor or Lawyer...His life is not as worth as much as anothers?

My son has WORTH. My son is NOT suffering. My son is NOT a burden.

My son has VALUE.

The truth is this new test is not a medical break through in my opinion...All it is is a new test that will lead us down a very dangerous path...Because once you start deciding who has worth and who does not...Where does it end?? Who goes next??

I'm pretty sure this is exactly what Hitlers plan was, right? To have a "perfect" society.

Let's be honest. When a woman takes this test and it perhaps comes back positive for Down syndrome not many Doctors are going to deliver the good news about having a baby with Ds...They are not going to tell this Mother her child will be a blessing and will lead a productive life.

Let's face it...Doctors know the medical side of Down syndrome, but how many of them know the real life stuff? How many have actually interacted with people with Ds besides a simple Doctors visit?

Not many.

Most Mothers will likely be very uninformed on what exactly Down syndrome is...And sadly she will base her decision on misconceptions and old stereotypes...And fear.

While reading about this new test I scrolled down and read some of the comments left by others...I knew I shouldn't...I knew I was going to be hurt hearing what people had to say.

Here are just a few...

Now for all the Mothers out there who do not have a child with Down syndrome...Picture for a moment people saying these things about YOUR child. Picture that this is a test to eliminate people like YOUR son or daughter. Picture that this is a society where a great many feel this way about YOUR baby.

It hurts.

*phew. now women can get an abortion to not go through with having a child like this. this is such relief. then only the right wingers will have the ill formed children.*

*It's about time! Life is hard enough even for those born perfectly healthy. I cannot for the life of me understand why ANY parent would want to knowingly bring a child afflicted with Down Syndrome into this harsh world. Seems to me the height of selfishness. Who will look after them

when you're gone? Their siblings? Society? How fair is that??

For the record I was born with a supposedly minor birth defect (club feet). Even though I had surgery to correct it, it caused my parents great grief and hardship, and adversely affected my life in so many ways. If there had been a test to detect it, my mother would have been well advised to abort me. I certainly would have aborted any fetus withat or any other congenital defect.*  

 

 

*This is a good thing, it is not fair to the child to live with this.*

 

And I could go on and on about this topic and how I feel...But whats the point?

All I am going to say is this...

 

Thank you God for sending this little boy to our family. 

Because we love him...Because we cherish him. Because we see his worth. Because we will protect him and keep him safe. Because we will make sure he is surrounded by love. Because we will let his life be nothing but happy and fulfilling.

Thank you for choosing us.

And this poster I love...