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Lori Schneck is the mother of a child with Down syndrome. She shares her thoughts on the abortion of children like hers:<\/p>\n

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\u201cWhen I hear about people who have aborted such a child because they didn\u2019t want him to have to \u201clive a life like that,\u201d I am incredulous. How someone comes to the conclusion that not allowing a child to live at all is somehow better than living as a special needs child is beyond comprehension.<\/p>\n

Aborting a disabled child removes the option looking at the glass as half empty or half full. Abortion takes the glass and heaves it over the side of a cliff while the pieces shatter on the rocks below.<\/p>\n

While it may eliminate the disappointment, sorrow and frustration, it also eliminates the hope, joy and pride of accomplishment that a child can bring. What a travesty. What arrogance. What right to have to destroy that little person because he doesn\u2019t measure up to someone\u2019s standard?\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Lori Schneck \u201cA Normal Life\u201d Concerned Women for America, November 23, 2005;\u00a0Quoted in\u00a0Mary E. Williams, ed Abortion<\/em> (New York: Greenhaven Press, 2007)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Lori Schneck is the mother of a child with Down syndrome. She shares her thoughts on the abortion of children like hers: \u201cWhen I hear about people who have aborted such a child because they didn\u2019t want him to have to \u201clive a life like that,\u201d I am incredulous. How someone comes to the conclusion […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":153,"featured_media":55664,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false},"categories":[4],"tags":[429,9208,3993],"yoast_head":"\nMother speaks out against aborting babies with Down syndrome<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Lori Schneck is the mother of a child with Down syndrome. 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