The 8-percenters

It is all the rage right now to declare oneself a member of some percentage of something. Here’s ours: 92% of babies with Down Syndrome whose parents learn of the condition during pregnancy are aborted. More specifically, 6,000 babies with Down Syndrome are born each year, while 69,000 are aborted simply because they’re not “normal.” Our son Josh is part of the other 8%. . . .

Monica and David Martinez are a married couple who both have Down Syndrome. Monica responded to the news about the development of the new blood screening test and its terrible consequences by posting the following on her Facebook page:

Yesterday I posted an article which declared “the end of Down syndrome”. Many of you replied with hurt and anger, but I encourage you to use this as motivation to move things forward. The more we encourage our cousins, sons, daughters and family members/friends with Down syndrome or other disabilities to live, work and love out in the community, the more the world begins to see what we see every day…just how amazingly ordinary a person with a disability can be.

Thank God that Monica Martinez was part of the other 8%. Bearing Drift