The Following is reposted from an email from Focus on The Family, posting this does not imply any endorsement of us by them, nor does it imply we endorse all their views, but we do endorse the sanctity of life.
According to the Charlotte Lozier Institute—a pro-life think tank in Washington, D.C.—the number of people living with Down syndrome in the United States has declined by 30 percent over the last 36 years. Every year, fewer people are born with the condition—but it isn’t due to any scientific or medical breakthrough. Tragically, this phenomenon is occurring by eliminating people.
Prenatal screening and testing advances have allowed doctors to diagnose Down syndrome fairly accurately before babies are born—usually around the 20th week of pregnancy. Sadly, based on the results of those tests, many families choose abortion over life. A team of researchers who published a study in the February 2012 issue of the journal Prenatal Diagnosis estimated that two out of every three preborn babies nationwide with Down syndrome are aborted, often with the full support of medical professionals.
Listen to these Focus on the Family Broadcasts, as author Heather Avis and her husband, Josh, discuss the heartache that infertility had on the early years of their marriage and the joy they now share as parents of three adopted children, two of whom have Down syndrome. The couple shines a positive light on Down syndrome, reminding parents that God is always faithful in the midst of whatever challenges they face.
Joyfully Embracing God’s Children, Part 2 - Listen Now
Robyn Chambers
Sanctity of Human Life Director, Focus on the Family
Sanctity of Human Life Director, Focus on the Family
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