***Update on our adoption!!!*** I just received word from our adoption agency that our dossier is to be submitted to the government officials in P's region TOMORROW!!! :)) We should receive our travel dates for our first trip to meet her within the next two weeks!!! :)) SO excited!!
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Day 19's post can be found on our family blog HERE on the new prenatal testing available. This post is somewhat related, and I promise it will be my last on the subject. It's a controversial issue, and I'm not fond of debates.
This is another one of those posts that has nothing to do with Down syndrome. I have been completely moved by a documentary in ways I didn't know were possible. I'm hoping more and more people will watch and be just as moved also.
Well, if it weren't for Down syndrome this documentary wouldn't have come to my attention due to all the hype about the new prenatal test on the market which I've been discussing. When I first started watching the video, I thought this was going to be about Hitler and people's views of the Holocaust. But it turned into so much more, conveying such a powerful message. Please take a few moments to watch- yes it's a little long, but it is worth every minute I assure you. I urge you, I beg you... please watch.
As I stated in a previous post- I thought I was pro-choice when it came to the whole abortion debate. I could never have one myself, but I didn't believe it was my place to tell another woman she can't. Of course I have expressed my concerns regarding women terminating their pregnancy due to a DS diagnosis, but how could I expect a woman to carry a baby to term if she doesn't have the means to provide for this child or if she was raped? Of course adoption is always an option, but that whole mentality has been completely blown out of the water for me. Please share your thoughts regarding this documentary, and if you agree with the message I urge you to continue sharing it with others.
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