We decided to abort our child with down syndrome
First of all, I wanted to thank everyone that responded to my previous post. After much thought, my husband and I figured this was the best decision for several reasons:
- Community- In our town in Germany, there are no other families with a child with DS. That means that when the child grew up, they would have no playmates like them. There are no other parents we could talk to as well.
- The future- while children with DS are seen as loveable, I fear that when the child is 20,30,40+, they will be seen as a burden. No one…