Utah lawmakers want to ban abortions sought by parents based on Down syndrome test

[TexasTowelie]

Utah Rep. Karianne Lisonbee says she was shocked by mention of an abortion statistic in Iceland: close to 100 percent of women whose fetuses test positive for Down syndrome terminate their pregnancies.

That revelation apparently spurred Lisonbee, R-Clearfield, to announce Monday she was sponsoring legislation to bar Utah doctors from performing abortions when the procedure is sought due to a Down syndrome diagnosis.

“They must be protected,” Lisonbee said of children with the genetic disorder, during a news conference at the Utah Capitol, adding such abortions are a “terrible form of discrimination” and could lead down a path to eugenics.

Critics argue that such legislation — which has become law in several other U.S. states — is more about restricting abortion access overall, not protecting children with Down syndrome.

Read more: https://www.sltrib.com/news/health/2018/01/22/utah-lawmakers-want-to-ban-abortions-sought-by-parents-based-on-down-syndrome-test/

[atreides1]

1. I wonder?

What kind of programs does Utah have for children with any disability?

If children must be protected, then why don't Republicans have the help that their parents might need? This isn't about protecting children, once again it's about restriction and control!!!

And Rep. Lisonbee is just another woman who is only interested in how she looks and will betray other women for her own gain!!!

[secondwind]

2. Does she know the heartbreak and the suffering that comes with a DS baby?

It is not pretty sometimes. Bathing an adult every day, coping with blindness etc.

Let women make these hard choices for themselves.