Down Syndrome: Abortion or Preservation of Pregnancy

This column was written by a blogger and journalist. And we translated it specially for you. "Dear doctor. You sat next to me in a cold waiting room and told me that my child can be born with Down's syndrome. But you did not stop there. You walked next to me ten minutes, explaining that to have an abortion on this term of pregnancy is normal. You even said that I still have a couple of weeks left to decide. You said that if I leave this child, our life will become unbearable, that everything will inevitably change for the worse. We met again after another test, and again you started talking about abortion. They said that my life will be much better if it does not have this child.Photo:GettyImagesBut you didn’t tell me that this child would look into my eyes so trustingly and so happily the second after she was born. You didn’t tell me that our child would try to sit up, holding on to my fingers, when she was just two days old. You completely forgot to mention that our little one would start rolling over when she was just six weeks old. You forgot to mention all the incredible things she would do. You never said that our daughter would be our joy, our best gift. You thought it would be more interesting to make me make sure that she was never born. The horror you sowed in our hearts has caused so much sadness, tears, anger, grief and broken hopes. My soul aches to think about how many mothers you managed to scare so much that they agreed to terminate their pregnancies, depriving them of the happiness that a child with Down syndrome could bring into their lives. Our child is not a mistake. I believe that God does not make mistakes. Our little girl has a name, not a label. Our little girl has feelings and magical features. She has the gift of being incredibly attractive to people. Doctor, I invite you to discover new sides of human nature just by looking at the social media pages of families with children with Down syndrome. I invite you to see how they live day after day, living proof of the happiness, love, and possibilities that these amazing little ones have. I am writing this letter so that you know: you were wrong! Your words affect other people. I urge you to make science more humane. Take a little time to learn about how people with Down syndrome live to give parents hope. After all, we may be telling them completely different things. People with Down syndrome not only live long lives, they are able to run successful businesses, they get married and have children, they even win Emmy Awards! Our loved ones can live beautiful, full lives. You should try to give them a chance and help their parents understand and accept their special children. Our life is more beautiful now than we could ever imagine. Our daughter is loved by so many people, everyone cares about her, even strangers. If you have been told that your child has Down syndrome, I want to congratulate you. Because your child will not just become a part of your family. Your child will bring you so much love, your child will definitely succeed, if only you help him and protect him."