CrusaderRabbit08
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Why shouldn't have a baby if she wants one? That is her right.
Would you have the State insisting that this be made illegal, or that all pregnant women over the age of 40 abort their babies?
The Left has long held this fascination with Eugenics and aborting babies. Are you a left winger yourself?
It's a matter of personal responsibility. So she wants a baby, but doesn't she have a responsibility to that baby to exercise proper judgment and weigh the risks involved in having one at her age?
Sarah was 43 yo when she conceived Trig. She was at high risk for having a baby with Down Syndrome, but she went ahead anyway and now Trig is suffering the consequences of her poor judgment and lack of personal responsibility. Such selfishness..
Does the risk of Down syndrome increase with the mother’s age?
Yes. The risk of Down syndrome increases with the mother’s age (7):
At age 25, the risk of having a baby with Down syndrome is 1 in 1,250.
At age 30, the risk is 1 in 1,000.
At age 35, the risk is 1 in 400.
At age 40, the risk is 1 in 100.
At age 45, the risk is 1 in 30.
Even though the risk is greater as the mother’s age increases, about 80 percent of babies with Down syndrome are born to women under age 35. This is because younger women have more babies than older women (1).