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It's called compassion. Are you anti-compassion?
In fact, there are many with Down Syndrome who are productive members of society.
Downs is different for everyone. Some are high functioning and some are very sick and need constant surgery on their extremities as well as heart surgeries. I think it is more about quality of life risk than productiveness. I know a couple who has a little Down's girl and her Mom knew by prenatal testing that Down's Syndrome was a high risk and she decided to keep her. The little girl is 13 and has multiple surgeries on her feet and heart and has suffered greatly. She is dependent for life on her parents and now they are worried about who will care for her when they are gone. The Mom was 46 when the girl was born. I know another case where the son with Down's lives in an apartment and works for a local grocery store. It is hard to determine which way it will fall...but banning abortion in this case would be wrong due to the multiple circumstances. I am sure this would be a miserable decision for a parent.