If the couple was told by doctors during the fourth month of pregnancy you will.

I was fortunate to have all healthy children and grandchildren. But if I had not then I would still have had them and knew I was going to be living a different life. I could never have an abortion, for any reason. AND there is always the chance that the doctors could be wrong, bad test, etc. I would be praying everyday for a healthy baby. and I would be sharing my prayer request with others. You obvious, from your replys, don't want this baby, but what about what your wife wants? I think it is EASY for men to say "abort!"...it isn't their body that the unborn child will be RIPPED out of!!! My sympathies to your wife!

A Down's child is the most loving gift you will ever receive! Well worth any problems that may come with it.

If in that position I would continue with my pregnancy. I would let my down syndrome baby be born. I would care in loving way to him or her. I was in a similar position when at 8 months pregnancy I was expecting a baby with spina bidifa and hydrocephalus. I was offered an abortion and I said no way. I let my darling little son be born. I had a home birth and then he went off to hospital in an ambulance. He stayed in the special care baby unit for for three weeks. He had an operation to close the hole in his back and then another operation to put a shunt into his head. He now is three and a half years old. He goes to a playgroup for disabled children and there are some down syndrome children there. The down syndrome children I find really lovely.

With out a doubt I would continue the pregnancy. I do not believe in abortion what so ever unless the pregnancy is a threat to the mother and an abortion will save the mothers life. Other then carrying on with the pregnancy I am not quite sure I could handle all that comes with a Down Syndrome child. I grew up with a few of them and it can be quite challenging although very rewarding. I have a lot of patience but with 4 children already I just dont think I could handle it. I would probably concider adoption.

Actually, this would be a question that there is no doubt in my mind the answer to. Of course I would choose to continue the pregnancy. The reason for that is that I firmly believe that we are never dealt more than we are equipped to deal with. We were chosen to be the parents of a special child and for that reason I think that it would be a sin to decide not to continue the pregnancy. I'm lucky that both of my children were born without disabilities, but I opted to not even have the tests that determined if there were genetic abnormalities with my pregnancies because I already knew what the answer to that question would have been for me.

If the doctor after necessary investigations like USG says that the baby would be a victim of Down Syndrome, he himself will advise the couple for an abortion and the couple should follow his advice because no one desires to give birth to a baby that would be a burden both to the family and to the society. But one thing that I should mention is that Down Syndrome usually happens in pregnancies after forty years.

Well, that's a decision that I think the couple has to weigh and consider very carefully and decide what's best for them. There are many who couldn't imagine terminating a pregnancy for any reason, but there are also those who know that they don't have the patience to raise a child with any disability. My son has autism, and he's the light of my life. But many of my family members have said that they don't know what they would have done in my position. That they don't have the patience to handle it. Some people just know that they couldn't handle a child with special needs.

lol...Well, for starters...it would be a decision between me and my husband But I know, right away without even thinking about it that if I was faced with such news, I would continue with the pregnancy...that's a life, and I could never, never have an abortion. Initially, I would want a second opinion, and if results were conclusive, I would research, research and more research to find out what I could do both medically and physically to improve my child's' life.

i dont know what i would do as i dont think i would be able to cope