A new test,
detecting if a baby has Down’s syndrome, was invented. This can be tested in
the FIRST trimester. The new kind of
analysis a baby’s DNA in its mother’s blood.
Current tests can be administered between the
11th and 13th week of pregnancy, using ultrasounds and a
hormonal analysis. This method of testing is a first look at the feasibility of
screening for the chromosomal disorders.
However,
the new method can limit the false positive rates to 0.1%. Which is good, but… now to the main reason
why I want to talk about this topic…
What is the
right thing to do after being tested positive and the knowledge of having a
baby with this kind of disability? Is it okay to have an abortion? Is it okay?
I can persuasively say that I think it would not be okay. Having an abortion means ending the short
life of a human being - Just because it is unique? Every human being deserves
to have the chance to live. So why do there even tests exist to find out if a
baby has Trisomy? I don’t know. I would ban tests like that.
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