Santorum is wrong again about prenatal testing - it's about choice, not abortion!
My first daughter was born with a rare chromosome abnormality.
When I became pregnant with my second child, you could be certain I had an amniocentesis done.
The doctor didn't say to me that if this fetus also had an abnormality that I should have an abortion.
What my doctor told me is that it is MY CHOICE and if this child would also be born with special needs that I would have time to prepare.
To Prepare, Rick. To have the choice on what would be best for my child.
It makes me 
when I hear comments made like this from ignorant people. Just because Santorum also has a special needs child does not make him an expert on the conversations that go on between a pregnant woman and her doctor.
My second child was born without any problems. If she did have a chromosome abnormality, would I have aborted her? I don't know. I am thankful that I did not have to make that choice.
I just had to get that off my chest, I've been fuming about this all weekend!
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I've been trying to learn more about the Trisomy 18 that Bella Santorum has. I've come across dozens of videos and Web pages from couples who chose to complete their pregnancies when prenatal testing indicated that their child's condition would not be "compatible with life." Some of the babies were born dead; some lived only a few minutes, hours, weeks, or months. Some lived a few years, requiring all kinds of drugs and therapies, until too many complications set in. A handful have made it past childhood, but only of handful of them are completely independent, and they all have to constantly manage their "developmental delays" and "challenges."
But I didn't come across anything about the people who DO decide to terminate their pregnancies. They don't put up Web sites explaining that they look at compatibility with life as something bigger than just surviving birth, or get to be admired for successfully getting on with their lives (which might even include other healthy pregnancies). And they certainly don't get to boast that they have no regrets about sparing their terminated children an existence of eternal pain and dependence. Of course, that's most likely because they know perfectly well they'd be crucified by the Ayatollah Santorums of this world.
Which side you take in the "compatibility with life" issue is your choice. But banning pre-natal testing takes even that choice away.
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What did George Carlin once say about this? "If you're pre-born, you're o.k., if you're pre-school, you're f****d!" Fits the Republican philosophy to a "T".
it's not really her kid. 
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after unexpectedly going into premature labor with what you KNOW is a Down's Syndrome baby? Cancelling the appearance you were scheduled to make, and heading straight to the nearest hospital -- now, THAT'S bizarre!
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