Reply #82: The world has more personalities in it than the people you personally know

[jberryhill]

There is a long and storied history of women "accidentally" falling down the stairs, "accidentally" taking poison, and all manner of "accidents" staged for the purpose of terminating a pregnancy.

Now, there is no particular pre-natal treatment required for Down Syndrome. One of the arguments that comes up in connection with pre-natal diagnoses of various diseases is that the anti-choicers argue that some tests should not be routinely done, since they are only do, so it is alleged, for the purpose of deciding whether to terminate a pregnancy.

So the question becomes, "why does Sarah Palin - a staunch pro-lifer - have the test done in the first place?"

Against the background of "convenient accidents" (which can include self deception) undertaken to avoid medical abortion, indeed there are "pro lifers" who test for conditions requiring no medical intervention, but which other women do use to decide whether to carry a pregnancy to term.