Choosing to Have a Child With Down Syndrome
I support abortion rights. I've had two abortions. But I have problems with the messages that often go along with prenatal testing.
View ArticleOutlawing Abortion Won’t Help Children with Down Syndrome
Some parents are celebrating the news that North Dakota has become the first state to outlaw abortion for fetal conditions like Down syndrome. I'm not.
View ArticlePrenatal Testing: When a Result Is Not a Diagnosis
An investigative report found that doctors and patients are misinterpreting new prenatal tests and failing to understand how often a positive screen can be a false alarm.
View ArticleEleven, With Down Syndrome, and Still a Santa-Loving Little Girl. Maybe.
My daughter is still a little girl, with a stuffed Piglet and Velcro-fastened shoes. For years, she's dictated her letter to Santa to me. This year, things were different.
View ArticleHarsh Critics in Public Spaces, Judging Only What They See
Strangers like to tell me what I’m doing wrong as a parent, or at least give me hard, critical looks, all the time. But there's a big part of our story they often don't know.
View ArticleHome Schooling, and Teaching, a Child with Down Syndrome
In school, nothing our son did was seen as typical. At home, I’m able to see him as more than a diagnosis, and he’s able to learn.
View ArticleWhat Does My Brain Tumor Mean for My Life as a Mother?
I don't want to pretend everything is going to be okay.
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