A mother whose amniocentesis showed that her child had down syndrome describes the “horrible experience” she then went through. She says:
“I got the amnio at 18 weeks, then the genetics counselor showed a video. I remember it like yesterday. I could tell it was poorly done.
It started by showing a child with Down syndrome and the narrator said, ‘There is an X percent chance your child will die in utero, there is a Y percent chance your child will die before age one, there is a Z percent chance your child will die before three. If your child lives, he or she will be susceptible to a number of medical conditions.’”
From the LifeNews article:
The video proceeded to list the possible medical conditions for what Whitten said seemed like an “eternity.”
After the amateurish video finished, the genetics counselor returned and told her, “80 to 90 percent of parents abort children with Down syndrome, and you can too.”
Whitten recognized the counselor’s voice as the video narrator.
Despite the counselor’s subtle pressure to get her to choose abortion, this mother had her child. She says of her daughter:
“It’s been such a gift, she’s opened my eyes to the beauty of brilliance. I’m not very religious, but I consider her a blessing.”
CORTNEY O’BRIEN “Head of Down Syndrome Group: I Chose Life Despite Counselor Pressuring Me to Abort” LifeNews SEP 16, 2013
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