Things you don't understand / unpopular opinions thread.
Friends of friends have a kid with Down Syndrome. I saw on Facebook this morning they were on Today Tonight talking about the pre-natal test and how it could wipe out future populations of people with the condition. Errr, isn't that the idea? I mean I'm sure they think their kid is wonderful and 'wouldn't change him at all' but the whole idea of the pre-natal screening is so that parents can choose not to have a kid with Down Syndrome. They contend that not enough info about the positives of having a child with DS is provided.
There's no eugenics going on. Babies aren't taken away nor are pregnant women forced to have abortions, but it's very selfish IMO to knowingly bring a child with Down Syndrome into the world. I mean you'd love your kid if it had polio but we still vaccinate against it. Well most people do.