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Very nice article you shared peacetrain, I really enjoyed it. I believe it takes a certain kind of person to be able to care and raise for a disabled child. But I don´t believe aborting it is the answer. We have other options like adoption. Believe it or not families do adopt handicapp children. I have volunteered my summers to work with kids of all disabilities and most people would be shocked to learn these children are usually the happiest kids in this world.
Thank you  . I agree with everything you say but, though I personally don´t think I could contemplate an abortion, I don´t think legislating against it is the answer because life is not that simple and choice is important. I´m thinking of the bigger picture, today control people´s choices with regard to abortion . . . and tomorrow? How will governments control our lives further? It would be the slippery slope.
I think I´ve already mentioned that adoption of children with a disability happens more frequently than people realise. Some people actively adopt a disabled child rather than a child without. Many people foster first then realise they want the child in their lives permanently. Some people actually realise that they do have those special qualities to adopt a child with Special Needs and devote their lives to them. A good family/friend network doesn´t always have to mean being a slave to care either. There are also respite schemes which are become available much more nowadays. Also, many parents find that they get as much as they give.
I´ve co-ordinated the provision of special educational needs in my school for 9 years. It´s a mainstream school that has a good reputation for inclusive education and parents choose our school deliberately because of its reputation. We have excellent staff, dedicated to the needs of the children who require extra support and parents are so very supportive too. I have two friends with Down´s Syndrome children. Both children are progressing well in our school and learning to read etc. They are only 5.
One thing I would say is the fact that my job has given me a great insight into the life of the family with a child with special educational/physical needs and this has made me think that many of these children have a great deal to contribute to society.
Regarding the zygote issue, I would just like to steer in a slightly different direction for a moment. Detection of pregnancy is becoming much more refined nowadays and women can find out they are pregnant at a very early stage. The minute they know this (those that want it) they think of a child in their tummy, whatever form it has. What I want to say is, if a woman miscarries at the zygote stage should she ensure she does not feel the anguish of having lost a child? I don´t think the anguish of losing a much wanted unborn baby can be quanitfied according to the gestation period at the point of miscarriage. I guess what is the issue here is the mother´s feelings more than that of the fetus but I still think it´s a point to think about.
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