Last week,  Ruth Marcus, the Deputy editorial page editor for The Washington Post, penned the article, I would’ve aborted a fetus with Down syndome. Women need that right. If you are the family member or friend of someone with Down Syndrome, what is your reaction to her argument. Share your thoughts today on The Larry O’Connor Show.

I would’ve aborted a fetus with Down syndome. Women need that right.

There is a new push in antiabortion circles to pass state laws aimed at barring women from terminating their pregnancies after the fetus has been determined to have Down syndrome. These laws are unconstitutional, unenforceable — and wrong.

This is a difficult subject to discuss because there are so many parents who have — and cherish — a child with Down syndrome. Many people with Down syndrome live happy and fulfilled lives. The new Gerber baby with Down syndrome is awfully cute.

I have had two children; I was old enough, when I became pregnant, that it made sense to do the testing for Down syndrome. Back then, it was amniocentesis, performed after 15 weeks; now, chorionic villus samplingcan provide a conclusive determination as early as nine weeks. I can say without hesitation that, tragic as it would have felt and ghastly as a second-trimester abortion would have been, I would have terminated those pregnancies had the testing come back positive. I would have grieved the loss and moved on. [Read More]

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