Comments on: UN says huge obstacles remain for people with disabilities http://www.patriciaebauer.com/2009/12/03/un-obstacles-disabilities-26203/ Disability News | PatriciaEBauer.com Wed, 24 Nov 2010 22:50:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Tim http://www.patriciaebauer.com/2009/12/03/un-obstacles-disabilities-26203/comment-page-1/#comment-5137 Tim Fri, 04 Dec 2009 16:45:55 +0000 http://www.patriciaebauer.com/?p=26203#comment-5137 Great point! It seems all too often I see anti-abortion/Pro-Life rhetoric end at birth as if life after birth is someone else's issue to take on. This seriously made me smile, I often feel on the wrong side of the table and alone being pro-choice with a child with Down syndrome, but it's nice to see that there may be some common ground for those of us who differ on abortion rights issues. Thanks for the post! Great point! It seems all too often I see anti-abortion/Pro-Life rhetoric end at birth as if life after birth is someone else’s issue to take on.

This seriously made me smile, I often feel on the wrong side of the table and alone being pro-choice with a child with Down syndrome, but it’s nice to see that there may be some common ground for those of us who differ on abortion rights issues.

Thanks for the post!

]]> By: Elisabeth's Mom http://www.patriciaebauer.com/2009/12/03/un-obstacles-disabilities-26203/comment-page-1/#comment-5136 Elisabeth's Mom Fri, 04 Dec 2009 14:43:31 +0000 http://www.patriciaebauer.com/?p=26203#comment-5136 I hate being so pessimistic all the time but don't statistics representing this reality of "disability" make a far more convincing argument for terminating "unwanted" pregnancies than what most doctors or advocates are providing in the form of promoting a "positive" diagnosis of DS and other disability labels? If we're going to be "pro-life" here in the US let's start talking real pro life - long term issues and let's start with this grim reality of what most people face when they are brought into a world that continues to isolate them because of their disability. Harriet McBryde Johnson was relentless arguing for her own "right to life" but she was literally one in a few million. She was different not because of her disability so much but because of her economic means. Her family provided for her. We can parade our children as examples for "pro life" all we want but what most people see is the grim reality of isolation and poverty. I hate being so pessimistic all the time but don’t statistics representing this reality of “disability” make a far more convincing argument for terminating “unwanted” pregnancies than what most doctors or advocates are providing in the form of promoting a “positive” diagnosis of DS and other disability labels?

If we’re going to be “pro-life” here in the US let’s start talking real pro life – long term issues and let’s start with this grim reality of what most people face when they are brought into a world that continues to isolate them because of their disability.

Harriet McBryde Johnson was relentless arguing for her own “right to life” but she was literally one in a few million. She was different not because of her disability so much but because of her economic means. Her family provided for her.

We can parade our children as examples for “pro life” all we want but what most people see is the grim reality of isolation and poverty.

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