http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2007/05/down-syndrome-and-decision-to-abort.html medical blog Tue, 24 Nov 2009 19:56:19 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2007/05/down-syndrome-and-decision-to-abort.html/comment-page-1#comment-74979 Anonymous Sun, 13 May 2007 14:23:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2007/05/down-syndrome-and-the-decision-to-abort.html#comment-74979 It isn't the health care establishment that is pushing this. Parents and prospective parents want it. With the benefit of hindsight, and realizing the financial and emotional costs of disabled children, parents sue and win damanges if obstetricians do not offer every available test. <br/>Through the courts, a vocal minority has effectively determined that obstetricians will actively push parents to use every testing modality possible. They have to do this to remain insurable and in business. It isn’t the health care establishment that is pushing this. Parents and prospective parents want it. With the benefit of hindsight, and realizing the financial and emotional costs of disabled children, parents sue and win damanges if obstetricians do not offer every available test.
Through the courts, a vocal minority has effectively determined that obstetricians will actively push parents to use every testing modality possible. They have to do this to remain insurable and in business.

]]> http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2007/05/down-syndrome-and-decision-to-abort.html/comment-page-1#comment-74978 Anonymous Sun, 13 May 2007 14:22:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2007/05/down-syndrome-and-the-decision-to-abort.html#comment-74978 It isn't the health care establishment that is pushing this. Parents and prospective parents want it. With the benefit of hindsight, and realizing the financial and emotional costs of disabled children, parents sue and win damanges if obstetricians do not offer every available test. <br/>Through the courts, a vocal minority has effectively determined that obstetricians will actively push parents to use every testing modality possible. They have to do this to remain insurable and in business. It isn’t the health care establishment that is pushing this. Parents and prospective parents want it. With the benefit of hindsight, and realizing the financial and emotional costs of disabled children, parents sue and win damanges if obstetricians do not offer every available test.
Through the courts, a vocal minority has effectively determined that obstetricians will actively push parents to use every testing modality possible. They have to do this to remain insurable and in business.

]]> http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2007/05/down-syndrome-and-decision-to-abort.html/comment-page-1#comment-74977 Anonymous Sun, 13 May 2007 14:21:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2007/05/down-syndrome-and-the-decision-to-abort.html#comment-74977 It isn't the health care establishment that is pushing this. Parents and prospective parents want it. With the benefit of hindsight, and realizing the financial and emotional costs of disabled children, parents sue and win damanges if obstetricians do not offer every available test. <br/>Through the courts, a vocal minority has effectively determined that obstetricians will actively push parents to use every testing modality possible. They have to do this to remain insurable and in business. It isn’t the health care establishment that is pushing this. Parents and prospective parents want it. With the benefit of hindsight, and realizing the financial and emotional costs of disabled children, parents sue and win damanges if obstetricians do not offer every available test.
Through the courts, a vocal minority has effectively determined that obstetricians will actively push parents to use every testing modality possible. They have to do this to remain insurable and in business.

]]> http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2007/05/down-syndrome-and-decision-to-abort.html/comment-page-1#comment-74971 Anonymous Sun, 13 May 2007 02:31:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2007/05/down-syndrome-and-the-decision-to-abort.html#comment-74971 The movement to make health the centrepiece of The New Religion, makes disease and it's tolerance a sin. We see it the anti-obesity and anti-smoking nazi's(most of whom are physicians) and now in the norming of routinely aborting the imperfect. Don't these folks realize that health and normality is not the purpose of life? The movement to make health the centrepiece of The New Religion, makes disease and it’s tolerance a sin. We see it the anti-obesity and anti-smoking nazi’s(most of whom are physicians) and now in the norming of routinely aborting the imperfect. Don’t these folks realize that health and normality is not the purpose of life?

]]> http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2007/05/down-syndrome-and-decision-to-abort.html/comment-page-1#comment-74941 Anonymous Sat, 12 May 2007 04:01:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2007/05/down-syndrome-and-the-decision-to-abort.html#comment-74941 What percentage of the kids with Down Syndrome that were aborted were in agreement with their parents' decision? What percentage of the kids with Down Syndrome that were aborted were in agreement with their parents’ decision?

]]> http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2007/05/down-syndrome-and-decision-to-abort.html/comment-page-1#comment-74940 Anonymous Sat, 12 May 2007 03:52:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2007/05/down-syndrome-and-the-decision-to-abort.html#comment-74940 I'm not sure what is worse: a medical community that wants to facilitate eliminating children with Trisomy 21 from the population, or a society that quietly and willingly goes along with it. I’m not sure what is worse: a medical community that wants to facilitate eliminating children with Trisomy 21 from the population, or a society that quietly and willingly goes along with it.

]]> http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2007/05/down-syndrome-and-decision-to-abort.html/comment-page-1#comment-74930 Anonymous Fri, 11 May 2007 23:23:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2007/05/down-syndrome-and-the-decision-to-abort.html#comment-74930 Having grown up with, and eventually burying a relative with Down's Syndrome, I think that those who think that a life not worth living are just plain ignorant. She was one of the most important persons in the life of the entire extended family, and in her life, taught compassion and perspective to at least three generations. Having grown up with, and eventually burying a relative with Down’s Syndrome, I think that those who think that a life not worth living are just plain ignorant. She was one of the most important persons in the life of the entire extended family, and in her life, taught compassion and perspective to at least three generations.

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