Holocaust of Downs-children

Flyn, 4 years old, soon to be exterminated

Right now  a holocaust is going on in the world, the holocaust of the variety of humanity called a person with Down's syndrom. Down's syndrom doesn't mean that a person suffers, sometimes a Downs child can suffer from a heart disorder  but it is easily fixed with modern medicine in the countries where human beings with Down's syndrom is a threatened species.

The curing of that heart disorder and the extra help a Downs child might need in school costs some money, and they will probably never become very rich since they normally don't get the most well paied jobs in society. For that reason medical care offers all pregnant women a so called KUB-test which shows if the fetus has 47 chromosomes in  stead of 46 which is the cause of Down's syndrom.

Most people with Down's syndrom are more than usually light hearted, it comes with the syndrom. They are more than others musical and sociable, that's why they are said to be "friendly". They look a bit different than others with "Mongolian" features; almond eyes and a pale complexion. Their fingers and toes are often, all ten,  of the same length and they are often short and a bit chubby. They are slow learners but given time they often learn to read and write and to conduct their own lives with some help. That is it.

Down's syndrom is simply a variety of being human. So why do they scan mothers for this syndrom? The simple answer is; we can do it. If we could scan ADD or alletgies we would do that. For the moment we can't do that, luckily enough, since insecure parents often choose to terminate the pregnancy when they find out that ther fetus has 47 chromosomes.

In the fragile position as a parent to be , the society tells you: "Here is some information for you. Do as you please" It sounds great, but when you get the fake impression that Down's is a serious condition which causes great suffering for the child, are you really free to make a decision? A decision based upon false information , is that a free choice?

And for how long can we choose to keep our babies with Down's syndrom? In Denmark parents who refuse to exterminate their off-spring if they have Down's syndrom are called "egotistic" and "irresponsible" so how far is it to the step when you are obliged to kill your child with Down's or some other minor disorder like allergies or stuttering?

Furthermore, what happens to a society where only the perfect are allowed to be born?

For all that I know I wouldn't want to live in that kind of society.