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Originally Posted by gatorblue92
My wife and I had a hard time getting pregnant and she miscarried at ~15 weeks about a year prior to our first son being born.
I can't understand with the amount of people both gay and straight who desperately want children but can't have them why there are so many aborted who could be given to a loving home. I don't know when life begins and if I am going to err its going to be on the side of life.
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Sorry to hear that, gator. My youngest son was supposed to have a twin sibling. With 3 kids prior and 5.5 years later, that thought still saddens my wife from time to time. I can only imagine how hard it must be for a couple trying.
To your second paragraph, I just add that there is a waiting list for people wanting to adopt children with Down syndrome. So much so that many go out of the country to adopt. I do think it's far easier to say put the kid up for adoption than it is to do it. One of my aunt's did 30 years ago and she's been a little 'off' ever since. Even as a kid I remember noticing a personality change (her pregnancy wasn't a secret from the rest of the family except from us kids).
I'm guessing there's a tremendous emotional burden either way (carrying to term and putting up for adoption or aborting).