There are no more children with Down syndrome in some European countries. In Iceland, Down syndrome births have dropped to zero in the last five years as moms are legally allowed to screen and abort their child if tested positive for the disorder.
At least 90 percent of moms in the U.K. undergo an abortion if they learn that the baby they are carrying has Down syndrome. Other figures are also alarming, according to Jenny Rapson of The Earth Child.
Down syndrome abortion rate in Denmark is at 98 percent as the country pushes to be free of the disorder by 2030. Holland is also pushing for pregnant moms to undergo prenatal screening to decide whether to abort the baby with Down syndrome as it will be costly to care for them.
This news has not been received well by other parents especially when Down syndrome screening has some margin of errors. Rapson wrote the trend to screen and abort is a big threat. What if the same thing could be proposed for babies with autism?
The move by pro-abortion groups has Mom Anne Trainer from Ireland writing a scathing piece on The Journal. She gave birth to a baby with Down syndrome nine years ago.
Kevin's condition wasn't determined during Trainer's pregnancy but when he was born, doctors advised the family he has some Down syndrome markers. Kevin's mother said his childhood is typical and he experienced no major health issues as growing baby. Trainer, however, acknowledged that cases are different for each child with Down syndrome but this doesn't mean they should deserve any less than regular kids.
Trainer is against pro-abortionists' attack on the country's Eight Amendment that protects the rights of the unborn child. She criticized how screening and abortion are making moms doubt themselves when it comes to keeping the baby in their womb and raising a potentially unhealthy child.
"We are not empowering women by giving credence to any self-doubt they may have," Trainer wrote. "How more powerful would it be to tell her she is amazing and strong and she can raise this child to shine like a bright light in this world, just like my son Kevin does."
