LD Nursing and Abortion legislation.

[Meili04]

I'm a LD professional , I thoroughly love my job and advocating for my patients. I'm facing a dilemma at the moment , many of my colleagues are backing banning abortion after 24 weeks for DS. I absolutely support a woman's choice to choose to be a parent , the support systems in place for parents of children with LD is shocking. The Downs syndrome association tend to only present the best case scenarios not doubly incontinent with extreme behavioural challenges.
I feel I cannot comment on this without being labelled as heartless. I think the best course of action would be improving support systems for disabled children and adults without taking rights away from women.

Do any MNers have any words of wisdom? Pro choice is very dear to me.

FriedasCarLoad, very few people have the courage of their convictions and actually back up their beliefs with actions.

Oddly enough, the majority of people I know that actively support families in need, are pro-choice.

Maybe it's the social circles we live in.

Once again women are reduced to being the object (that which gestates and gives birth) and the foetus the subject with rights. No. No. No. women should always have the right to decide if they want to gestate, keep gestating and give birth or not. Forcing women to do this against their wills for whatever reason is not progressive or justified.