Another case of "don't confuse me with facts. I've already made up my mind!"

Could this mother have gotten the idea from a Jody Picoult book published a few years ago? Interesting story with a disasterous ending. All the lives involved were ruined.

Its hard to overcome a lifetime of propaganda and character assassination of anyone who disagrees.
"Yes. So safe, so fat, so comfortable"
John Adams from the movie 1776

It's interesting to me that people swallow the tale about Lincoln and slavery. Very much like the myth that WWII ended the depression.

Since you don't understand the English language there is no point in further "discussion."

I was a little surprised, too, about the doctor's recommendation. She had said that my wife's chance of having a Down's syndrome baby was 10%, instead of the usual 5% just based on her age. My wife had some other factor that I have since forgotten.

What I didn't realize as clearly at the time was that now my daughter's genetic profile was in someone's computer somewhere, without my or her permission. This is one of the scarier implications of Zerocare (or Obamascare).

Last night, elsewhere in this thread, I wrote about 23AndMe's genetic testing services. Imagine the implications of an insurance company getting hold of your genetic profile.

I like being informed, too, but I didn't like paying for a test for which the answer would not have affected our decision to go forward with my wife's pregnancy or not.

Here are Lincoln's opinions on the issue of slavery:
http://www.abrahamlincolnonline.org/l...

I see nothing in your quotes to indicate that Lincoln was in favor of slavery, or that support your contention that “His writings and speeches prior to war show Lincoln wasn't interested in the plight of the slave.”

The consumate politician strikes again. I'm sure we can have dueling quotes til the cows come home.
http://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/17845...

Not so sure that I would agree with you that a draft is a form of slavery. It depends on the type of society and the circumstances.

That's amazing to me, jbrenner. The doctor should give you all the information he has, and his responsibility ends there. He has no business advising you to abort, not to mention doing testing without your consent. Disgusting. Glad to hear you have a wonderful daughter.

I guess the point is that she has no responsibility for the outcome.

Excellent! We all know that this is pretty much out of our control. The probabilities can be somewhat predicted, but almost never certainties. Personally, I would prefer to be an informed parent and then make my own decision, as did you. The woman suing didn't seem to care enough to be informed and when the odds turned against her, decides to collect. Come to think of it, I'll start making a list of my failures and will see if someone is willing to pay for them... Oh, wait, I'm wrong gender, color, self-identification and political persuasion... Maybe in my next reincarnation!

When my wife was pregnant with our 1st daughter, my wife's OB/GYN conducted genetic testing to determine my daughter's likelihood for having several genetic diseases without our consent, and advised us to abort. I am glad to say that my daughter is an up and coming Dagny Taggart.

This is another one of the reasons why the subject of "wrongful birth" is causing me angst.

There are several companies that are making genetic testing rather affordable, such as 23AndMe. 23AndMe correlates your DNA with others who have genetic defects to predict your likelihood to develop genetic disorders.

This is one of the reasons for my conflicting thoughts on "wrongful birth".

“His writings and speeches prior to war show Lincoln wasn't interested in the plight of the slave.” Really?

“This declared indifference but, as I must think, covert zeal for the spread of slavery, I cannot but hate. Hate it because of the monstrous injustice of slavery itself.” -Abraham Lincoln, 1854, six years before he was elected President. http://www.sj-r.com/article/20081024/...

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Art the bottom of the article it states that the doctor did in fact discuss cystic fibrosis with the mom but she turned down the blood test. So, who do we believe?

She may have a civil case of detrimental reliance given that she alerted her care givers to her condition under the assumption that they were competent to evaluate the risk. She relied on an expert professional in the field to the ultimate detriment of both her and her child. Hard to prove but it is a possible approach.