Author: unitedfamilies

“‘I pointed out, and the CDC confirmed, that the CDC does not make any such claims, and that the claims were dubious. I sent Senator Durbin’s office a query about his sources on Thursday. Yesterday, an aide emailed to say that the source for Durbin’s claims about the reasons for abortions late in pregnancy was not the CDC. Rather, he relied on the Kaiser Family Foundation and a study by medical sociologist Katrina Kimport.'”

When doctors tell parents their baby has — or is likely to have — a Trisomy condition, it’s a difficult and life-changing moment. For some, it’s the beginning of their heartbreak of losing their child. For others, it’s a hard moment but it’s followed by the joy of their child overcoming the limits that have been put on their lives.

The 12 reported instances in which service members or dependents were granted additional paid leave to travel out of state for “reproductive health services” cost the taxpayers $44,791.

That may not seem like a lot in the grand scheme of federal funding, but this averages about $3,700 for each of the 12 trips. The cost of an abortion generally is between $500 and $600, so those who used the policy not only received additional paid leave not awarded to other service members but also got an extra $3,000 to pay for airfare, lodging, and meals.

“Modern societies have a complicated relationship to Down syndrome. On the one hand, poll after poll shows that 90% of women who receive a prenatal diagnosis of Down syndrome for their unborn child abort him or her. On the other, those Down syndrome children who do survive are well cared for and are feted as champions if they have conventionally successful careers.”