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Before you remove the rights of the mother in this regard you need greater support imo.
Out of curiosity is there a way of knowing how severe the DS is going to end up being?
When we were in the US during the pregnancy of our first we opted out of DS test so we wouldn't have the pressure of making that decision.
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Heidi Crowter has unfortunately lost her appeal, too.
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2022/nov/25/heidi-crowter-woman-downs-syndrome-loses-court-of-appeal-abortion-law-case
It's not unexpected, but I think the law is wrong here. I also think Down's Syndrome will in the future be at the forefront of understanding better what it means to be human. People with Down's Syndrome tend to have strengths that other 'normal', 'non-disabled' people don't tend to have as well as tending to the obvious weaknesses, and I think it's essential to form society from all the strengths. (I use the idea of 'tending towards' something to avoid undue generalisations, as obviously Down's Syndrome manifests itself differently in different people, as do other conditions.)
While there are many valid medical indications for abortion, I disagree that Down's Syndrome should be allowed to be one of them, and I also worry about it being a slippery slope.