Although approximately 90% of prenatally-diagnosed Down Syndrome fetuses are aborted, some parents obtain prenatal diagnosis so that they may organize medical and other support services in advance, and educate family and friends. For a detailed account of this issue, please read "Choosing Naia: A Family's Journey":
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Considering the current economic situation, I fear that taking care of children with Down Syndrome and other chronic and/or serious conditions may become a luxury we cannot afford: during the Great Depression, were the children of impoverished families treated for polio and tuberculosis?(In the 1930s, effective treatments for congenital heart disease, cystic fibrosis, spina bifida, childhood cancer, and sickle-cell anemia were essentially nonexistent.) As is always the case with medical ethics, we must contemplate these issues before we are forced to deal with them.