Ladies: Would you abort a child a child who you knew would be retarded?

Confined · 56-60, M

A friend of mine was told with both of her children they would be born abnormal and the doctor insisted she get an abortion. They were both born NORMAL. No issues what so ever.

WanderingThrough · 31-35, F

@Confined I know a few people like that. It seems quite common that people are told their child will be born with Down Syndrome, then the child is born without it. It’s sad to think how many babies were aborted because of that who wouldn’t have had it.

NaturalBeautyQueen · 41-45, F

Yeah, at the end of the day, the doctors can voice their opinion, but it is up to the woman to decide what she feels is best. A mother knows her own body. And she knows what she can and can’t handle.

I was asked about doing a screening for Down syndrome and deformities, when I was 18 weeks pregnant. They also said that usually the moms want to know, so in case they had a disability, she can decide how to proceed with the pregnancy. I told them that I wasn’t going to do that because I wasn’t going to have a planned pregnancy at 18 weeks. Mind you, my pregnancy was high risk, which I didn’t know I had until after I had my baby. Anyway, I knew that nothing was wrong with my son and I was right. But I also knew that had he developed a disability, I always told myself, that would be the only reason I’d put any child up for adoption. So you just know.

Every woman and pregnancy is different.
@Confined