Comments on: Search and Destroy – Eliminating Down Syndrome Children http://righttolife.org.nz/2009/search-and-destroy-eliminating-down-syndrome-children/ Upholding the sanctity of life in New Zealand Wed, 21 Jul 2010 17:12:28 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Suzy Dymock http://righttolife.org.nz/2009/search-and-destroy-eliminating-down-syndrome-children/comment-page-1/#comment-1419 Suzy Dymock Mon, 14 Dec 2009 07:01:18 +0000 http://righttolife.org.nz/2009/search-and-destroy-eliminating-down-syndrome-children/#comment-1419 Billy-my son Billy with Down syndrome isn't suferring at all-he is a 15 year old teenager who loves his I-pod, cell phone, Howmer Simpson comics, friends and movies-hey; and guess what-that's just what his older normal brother is into. His older brother and the rest of us in the family absolutely love him and often tell him how lucky we are to have him. I was offered termination of him when I was preganat with him but am so grateful and thankfull I didn't. Cheers. Suzy D Billy-my son Billy with Down syndrome isn’t suferring at all-he is a 15 year old teenager who loves his I-pod, cell phone, Howmer Simpson comics, friends and movies-hey; and guess what-that’s just what his older normal brother is into. His older brother and the rest of us in the family absolutely love him and often tell him how lucky we are to have him. I was offered termination of him when I was preganat with him but am so grateful and thankfull I didn’t. Cheers. Suzy D

]]> By: Chris http://righttolife.org.nz/2009/search-and-destroy-eliminating-down-syndrome-children/comment-page-1/#comment-1357 Chris Sun, 29 Nov 2009 07:54:17 +0000 http://righttolife.org.nz/2009/search-and-destroy-eliminating-down-syndrome-children/#comment-1357 Dear Billy, May we respectfully draw your attention to the following article and especially the comments that follow the article. I personally know several Down Syndrome people and I think they would be pretty upset if you deemed their lives "not worth living" http://nutsandboldts.typepad.com/chromosomes_cancer_kids/secret-journey.html Chris Dear Billy,
May we respectfully draw your attention to the following article and especially the comments that follow the article. I personally know several Down Syndrome people and I think they would be pretty upset if you deemed their lives “not worth living”

http://nutsandboldts.typepad.com/chromosomes_cancer_kids/secret-journey.html

Chris

]]> By: Billy Borker http://righttolife.org.nz/2009/search-and-destroy-eliminating-down-syndrome-children/comment-page-1/#comment-1352 Billy Borker Fri, 27 Nov 2009 23:45:21 +0000 http://righttolife.org.nz/2009/search-and-destroy-eliminating-down-syndrome-children/#comment-1352 A recent Danish study has shown that testing, followed by optional abortion, can lead to a 50% reduction in downs births. http://www.theage.com.au/national/more-down-testing-would-halve-births-20081206-6swr.html If you had the choice, wouldn't you want to prevent the sufferring of a child? i know I would. Test. Discuss. Abort. A recent Danish study has shown that testing, followed by optional abortion, can lead to a 50% reduction in downs births.

http://www.theage.com.au/national/more-down-testing-would-halve-births-20081206-6swr.html

If you had the choice, wouldn’t you want to prevent the sufferring of a child? i know I would.

Test. Discuss. Abort.

]]> By: Suzy Dymock http://righttolife.org.nz/2009/search-and-destroy-eliminating-down-syndrome-children/comment-page-1/#comment-1314 Suzy Dymock Wed, 18 Nov 2009 07:18:00 +0000 http://righttolife.org.nz/2009/search-and-destroy-eliminating-down-syndrome-children/#comment-1314 Hi Ken, Fabulous article-Am so pleased to see you are raising awareness of this issue. I'm happy for you to use any of the letter/article I sent to you a awhile ago or contribute to anything-my expereience of sctreening etc. My DS son is now 15 and is just lovely-wouldn't be with out him and am lucky to have him. Kind regards Suzy Dymock Hi Ken, Fabulous article-Am so pleased to see you are raising
awareness of this issue. I’m happy for you to use any of the letter/article I sent to you a awhile ago or contribute to anything-my expereience of sctreening etc. My DS son is now 15 and is just lovely-wouldn’t be with out him and am lucky to have him. Kind regards
Suzy Dymock

]]> By: Lance Boldt http://righttolife.org.nz/2009/search-and-destroy-eliminating-down-syndrome-children/comment-page-1/#comment-1290 Lance Boldt Wed, 11 Nov 2009 15:02:08 +0000 http://righttolife.org.nz/2009/search-and-destroy-eliminating-down-syndrome-children/#comment-1290 Life with a child who has Down syndrome is the best. 6 months after Josh was born with Down syndrome, I attended my first parent group. I was touched by the struggle people were having with “why?” I went to bed with a heavy heart and awoke with this story. I hope you enjoy it. http://tinyurl.com/secretjourney Life with a child who has Down syndrome is the best.

6 months after Josh was born with Down syndrome, I attended my first parent group. I was touched by the struggle people were having with “why?” I went to bed with a heavy heart and awoke with this story. I hope you enjoy it.

http://tinyurl.com/secretjourney

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