We had several discussions about these decisions at the prune belly group. It has to be the parents' decision; we just wished the information such parents are given about the disease were more accurate. But people who have to decide these things decide them as best they can with the information that they have. I refuse to second-guess people's choices.

Dana

>A good friend of mine after years of trying finally became pregnant.
>Unfortunately it turned out that the fetus had a set of genetic disorders
>that would have resulted in it dying in infancy. My friend decided to
>terminate the pregnancy rather than carry the fetus to term. In the
>anti-abortion movement, they would have her suffer through the pregnancy
>and let the infant suffer through a very painful and very brief life. Where
>is the "Christian Charity" in that?
>
>larry
>
>At 03:56 PM 6/4/2004, you wrote:
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