No, I am not talking about Iraq.  I am talking about a war that has been declared by some members of the medical profession and some elements of our society on an entire classification of human beings: those with Downs Syndrome.

The medical community is expanding its guidelines regarding testing for the genetic disorder to include younger expectant mothers.  A prenatal diagnosis of this syndrome is becoming a death sentence for more and more unborn babies.  In part this is because when a woman or a couple are confronted with this diagnosis, they are offered the option (more often framed as a suggestion) that they terminate the pregnancy and they are not offered supporting information and resources that demonstrate to them how this child can enrich their lives and why his or her life has great value and potential. Instead of being called to embrace the furture with hope and the child with love, our society is instead calling them to the dark path of destroying an innocent and beautiful life.

One mother of a Downs Syndrome child has made a lovely video to counter the negative impressions of these children. Spread it far and wide to help save lives: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t_0K-gPlyb0