Tuesday, March 4, 2014

Nine Out of Ten Mothers in Norway Choose Abortion for Down Syndrome Diagnosis

 
In 2012, 49 children were born with Down syndrome in Norway, the lowest figure ever recorded. 87 percent of women knowing that the fetus had Down syndrome chose to have an abortion.

New figures from the Medical Birth Registry (Medisinsk fødselsregister) show that 49 children were born with Down syndrome in 2012. This is the lowest figure since the birth registration has started to be applied in 1999, writes Dagsavisen.

According to the newspaper’s report, about nine out of ten pregnant women terminated their pregnancy, when they learned that the fetus had Down syndrome. The percentage has been between 80 and 90 percent for several years. As a result, 69 fetuses with Down were aborted in 2012.

Christian Democrat deputy Dagrun Eriksen found the trend as a strong signal of failing society, even though she emphasized that she does not criticize the individual’s choice to have abortion.

- First and foremost, we as politicians should criticize ourselves. The most important thing is that parents who give birth to disabled children should get the help they need, she says.

1 comment:

  1. This has got to be the most vial and sickly thing I've heard of since the Nazi warcamps!! How sick is the society that treats human life like disposable diapers. A little discomfort and toss it out.

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