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UPDATE: Even if Sarah Palin loses, society wins
By Kevin Fischer
Sunday, Sep 14 2008, 08:26 AM
Last month, I blogged that even if Sarah Palin should lose in her bid to be the next Vice President, society wins because Palin will have raised awareness about the blessing a Down syndrome baby can mean and the joy it can bring to a family. Studies show the overwhelming majority of Down syndrome babies are aborted.
Shannon McCaffrey of the Associated Press this past week wrote a lengthy piece about the impact families of Down syndrome babies are hoping Palin will have on this issue. McCaffrey writes that it all started when Palin had just finished her rousing speech at the Republican National Convention and she took her Down syndrome infant into her arms onstage.
“It was an electrifying moment for those parents and their advocates.
Parents of children with Down syndrome say they often feel misunderstood by those who question their decision to have a child with a disability. They said many people fail to realize that medical, educational and legislative advances have dramatically improved life for those born with Down syndrome.
And they hope Palin's example will convince more parents that they, too, can handle the challenge of a Down syndrome child. Up to 90 percent of women who learn their fetus has Down syndrome terminate their pregnancy, studies suggest.”
AP photo
Heidi Moore poses with her Down syndrome son Jacob, 8, in their Alpharetta, Ga., home. "Look at my son," she said. "He’s reading at an age-appropriate grade level. He’s writing his name. He’s playing piano."
Jennifer Bonawitz, right, of Northeast Philadelphia, with her daughter Vanessa, 3, who has Down syndrome, play in their backyard, September 4, 2008. Bonawitz is excited about Republican vice-presidential nominee Sarah Palin. (Sharon Gekoski-Kimmel/Philadelphia Inquirer/MCT)
Read McCaffrey's AP article.
