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Louise Drinkwater’s daughter Molly has Down syndrome. \u00a0Her mother describes why she is grateful she chose life for Molly despite her having Down:<\/p>\n

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She\u2019s an incredibly happy little girl. She lights up our lives\u2026 I\u2019ve been a person who thought academic achievement was really important, and it\u2019s been a beautiful learning experience to realize that value is about the soul of the person. Molly has really helped me to sit back and enjoy the moment rather than racing to get ahead.(1)<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Having a daughter with Down syndrome changed Drinkwater and gave her a different perspective on life. \u00a0 She has come to believe that there is more to life than what society considers\u00a0to be achievement. As you can see, she does not regret giving birth to her daughter. Molly enriches her life.<\/p>\n

Drinkwater’s experience is in stark contrast to the experience of another mother,\u00a0Marie Ideson, who aborted her baby with Down syndrome:<\/p>\n

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I was bullied into going ahead with an abortion,\u201d says Ideson, 46, a GP surgery manager. \u201cI only wish I could turn back the clock. I think of the daughter I never had every day. I\u2019ll always regret it.(2)<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Ideson has been\u00a0left with nothing but the memory\u00a0of seeing her\u00a0daughter’s dead body, which was shown to her after her abortion. She\u00a0named her child\u00a0Lillie.\u00a0You can read more of\u00a0her story here.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n

Choosing life for Molly brought Drinkwater peace and happiness, but choosing (under duress) to abort Lillie only brought Ideson grief and regret. The contrast between these two women, one who chose life and another death, is striking. \u00a0Drinkwater has no regrets, but Ideson may spend the rest of her life mourning her aborted child.<\/p>\n

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  1. J Robotham and D Smith \u201cLove Me or Let Me Go\u201d Sydney<\/em> Morning Herald<\/em>, August 31, 2004<\/li>\n
  2. Alison Squire Smith \u2018I was bullied into aborting my baby\u201d Herald Sun<\/em> December 4, 2011<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Louise Drinkwater’s daughter Molly has Down syndrome. \u00a0Her mother describes why she is grateful she chose life for Molly despite her having Down: She\u2019s an incredibly happy little girl. She lights up our lives\u2026 I\u2019ve been a person who thought academic achievement was really important, and it\u2019s been a beautiful learning experience to realize that […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":153,"featured_media":94790,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false},"categories":[4],"tags":[1039,429,8914],"yoast_head":"\nThe contrast: Giving birth to baby with Down syndrome or aborting<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Choosing life for Molly brought Drinkwater peace and happiness, but choosing (under duress) to abort Lillie only brought Ideson grief and regret.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/contrast-giving-birth-syndrome-baby-aborting\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" 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