Lawsuit about Down Syndrome...

A posting just came out from the SVDSN reporting about a couple that was just granted 2.9 million dollars in a lawsuit because their doctor didn't warn them that their baby could have Down syndrome and then was indeed born with Down syndrome. They said if they had known they would have aborted the baby.

I was reflecting on how I felt about that. It pisses me off to think that 2.9 million is being spent that way. It makes me think that the couple is just milking the system. I am compassionate towards people who freak out about their Down syndrome diagnosis. I understand the shock and fear that comes with that. I also understand that it is easier to think about aborting a pregnancy when you haven't met your child yet (though I truly believe it is wrong... but I understand that it is easier to detach oneself from a baby when you haven't felt her kick or held her or looked in her eyes.) However, I don't understand how this couple could STILL say they wished they aborted their little girl after they met her, held her, saw her, looked into her eyes. When Julia was born, my fear about what the future held did not magically go away. However, when she was born, and I heard her cry and I held her, I LOVED her and I thought she was beautiful. As time went on, I barely saw the Down syndrome. I just saw JULIA. This couple has 2 other kids. What is the message that they are giving to their sons? That if either of them wasn't "perfect" that they wouldn't want them either? It is just sad that money is being spent that way and what the message of this court decision is sending out to both the medical community and the public at large. All I know is that Julia only lived 82 days and her life was profoundly significant and impacted so many! I hope that this couple's daughter can show them how significant her life is if they would only open their eyes to look for it. A harder life? Probably. A significant life? Definitely.