Reply #3: There are emotional, psychological and financial costs that

[murielm99]

some families simply cannot face.

Perhaps they have already have a child with birth defects, and they are coping with that.

Perhaps they simply want to know what they may be facing.

I had genetic testing when I was pregnant with my third child. If she was going to be born with any problems, I wanted to know. Would I have aborted? I don't know. I would have faced that if and when the time came.

I had testing because I was over 35. And, I had the testing because my son, who is a wonderful person, was born with no soft palate and a correctable kidney problem. Had I known ahead of time, it would not have made any difference, other than that I might have been better prepared for the care and surgeries he needed.