Reclaiming Our Children: A Blog About Healing After Abortion

That 92% of Down Syndrome babies are aborted and that "Overall, health professionals were more likely than the lay persons to
report that they would opt for termination following diagnosis of a
fetal abnormality." http://scienceblogs.com/gnxp/2008/09/down_syndrome_and_abortion_rat.php

It is no secret that the pressure from the medical community is immense when it comes to terminating adverse prenatal diagnosis. Aside from the fact that many times the diagnosis is wrong, it has been shown over and over again that those couples who give birth to their children and allow them to die naturally are much more at peace then those who choose to terminate.

Unfortunately, many people still blindly trust the word of medical professionals and follow what they are told. Many of these couples,at a time of great grief at the news, are loaded down with feelings of guilt for even considering giving life to their children.

If you know anyone with and adverse diagnosis, help and support are available. An excellent resource is "Be Not Afraid" www.benotafraid.net which also has links to many different resources depending on the diagnosis.

More and more calls to Lumina are from couples who aborted due to an adverse diagnosis. The tremendous pressure they face and the time restraints given them to make the decision once diagnosed often rush them into abortion without knowing the help available.

Please pray for these parents , that they chose life, and for those who abort, that they come to the Mercy of God as they deal with the many dynamics following termination.