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I don't think you can compare a biological defect with one who you develop in your life. I mean, if you are lazy you can change that by yourself. And you always have a choice if you kill someone or don't. But I don't think anyone managed to cure himself from the down-syndrom.

Children with mental disabilities do need special treatments. Because if they do not get that they will die from the inside. They can do a lot of stuff if you have the time and the ability to support them.
A friend of mine has a brother who is about 3 years old. He will go to a special kindergarten which is far away. So he will need a driver every morning. And of course it is not cheap. Of course the state will support the family with money, but this is not enough.
So I think there are good reasons why someone could think he will not be able to give the baby a life that it deserves. And that does not mean, being "parked" like an old car...

I think abortion is an option, but you should NEVER EVER think "Oh, I don't want that life junk, get it away from me", but doubt that many people do think so. Maybe I am too optimistic, but I believe that most people who choose an abortion in that case, think that they cannot handle it. And there cannot be happy children without happy parents.

In case of the "wrong diagnosis". I would like to know how many diagnoses were right. I mean we heard examples for wrong ones, but I would like to know for how many children they said they would be disabled and which actually were when they were born.
It's not like I would not believe you, but I know that bad news spread faster than "good" (if you can call them so in that case) ones.

I believe that if a pregnant women finds out she is going to have a child with down syndrome and she believes she can care for the child more power to her! But if a women finds out she is going to have a down syndrome child and she cant take care of it ( because maybe shes poor or somthing) then she should have the right to abort. No women should be stuck in a situation where they have a child they cant support or cant take care of.

I agree with you there. ^-^ I can't state my beliefs for sure, because I don't know how a person with down syndrome thinks. My cousin has down syndrome, and he causes his parents constant worry, although they love him. He doesn't know how to fear death, because it seems that he does not understand the concept of injury or death; so he gets himself into doing dangerous things. If a person with down syndrome can barely function, then he or she can't quite shape their own future, can they? They'll always need someone around, or they'd die on their own; so if a woman doesn't believe she can support a child with down syndrome, and the down syndrome has been surely verified, I think it's okay for her to abort. I'm pro-choice, and priority should go to those who are already... hm... how do I say this...? Here, outside a mother's womb.

I say yes. I think it's a choice the mother would weigh very heavily, and I respect her right to do what she thinks is best for herself, her family, and the fetus.

If the doctor made a mistake and you got an abortion for nothing that would be like telling her 2 kill them. No matter what I believe that if you have a child that child is yours to take care of. I would hate it if my mom said she almost didn't have me because I would be mentally handicap. It's not right! But then again we have to consider that maybe the woman isn't ready. Which in this case even if it is handicap she should put it up for adoption! Even though a child is mentally handicap it doesn't mean it shouldn't be loved!