How a new test, paired with fear and ignorance, is expected to RAISE the global infant murder rate

Ninety percent of pregnancies for Down Syndrome babies end in murder.

A new blood test created by the National Screening Committee has been approved to test for Down's Syndrome, which can reduce the necessity of invasive tests - many of which lead to miscarriages. Unfortunately, those who are ignorant of what the Syndrome entails, paired with fear for an "abnormal" child is expected to raise the number of child murders around the world.

LOS ANGELES, CA (Catholic Online) - The simple blood test looks for the baby's DNA in his or her mother's blood and is then checked for Down's Syndrome markers.

Previously, an invasive procedure involving a long needle was required to check for babies with Down's, which resulted in the deaths of roughly 350 babies each year, some of whom would have been born without abnormalities.

Now, with the simple blood test, there will be a significant decrease in children lost by mistake. Unfortunately, parents who are ignorant of Down's Syndrome - and are fearful for what caring for a child with Down's may entail - are expected to murder their children before birth.

The Charlotte Lozier Institute reported that frightened and uneducated parents who murdered their children collectively decreased the Down's Syndrome population by thirty percent.

While some may think this is a good thing, the reality is far from it.

According to the National Down Syndrome Society the only difference between a "normal" child and one with Down's Syndrome is an extra chromosome, which leads to physical and anywhere from mild to severe cognitive delays - most of which fall between mild to moderate levels.

With the introduction of the blood test, lives are spared and the health of mothers remain uncompromised, but the inevitable murder of one of God's greatest miracles will no doubt increase.

"Children with and without disabilities have equal inherent dignity, worth and value, and we therefore fully support the 'Don't Screen Us Out' campaign run by a coalition of Down's Syndrome advocacy groups," Scanlan said in LifeSiteNews.com. "The campaign is calling on Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt to halt the implementation of cfDNA screening and to introduce much needed support to parents and families expecting a child with a foetal abnormality in order for the UK to fulfill its obligations to the UN Convention on the rights of Persons with Disabilities."

People with Down's Syndrome are completely capable of living into their sixties while leading active lives, including one extremely popular man named Tim Harris, who owns the restaurant Tim's Place, which offers "Breakfast, lunch and hugs."

Not only is Harris a restaurant owner, but he is a Special Olympic athlete who has "won more medals than Michael Phelps."

With people as capable as Harris, it is difficult to comprehend how anyone could ever believe that murder is a better option than allowing a human being to thrive. 

It is time to put an end to the ignorance surrounding Down's Syndrome and the fear that comes with having a possibly developmentally delayed child.

One in every 691 babies in the United States is born with Down's, but there is no evidence to link the syndrome to ethnicity, gender or economic levels. Down's Syndrome is a genetic disease and is not hereditary.

Please do your part to spread awareness of God's gift of children to loved ones who discover their unborn child has been diagnosed with Down's. God loves us all equally and we should strive to do the same.

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