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May 2013

May 14, 2013

Bridging the Gap, or Why I Feel Uneasy About Being Penny’s Mom

I sometimes feel uneasy about being the mother of a child with special needs, and...

May 13, 2013

Praying With Penny

How my daughter with Down syndrome taught me to pray

May 10, 2013

On Mother’s Day, What I Admire About My Children

I often bemoan the countless hours I've given to my children. This Mother's Day, I'm...

May 06, 2013

Are Pro-Lifers Hypocrites When it Comes to Down Syndrome?

Are pro-lifers hypocrites when it comes to babies with Down syndrome? The Atlantic implies that...

April 2013

April 30, 2013

How Empathy Could Save Lives: The Ethan Saylor Tragedy, Penny, and a Better Future

What my daughter's friendships have to do with a young man with Down syndrome who...

April 19, 2013

Remembering A Good and Perfect Gift

"But that heartbreak broke her through, into the truth..."

April 15, 2013

What I’m Reading: On Religion and Sorrow and Babies and Writing

A smorgasbord of things to read this week.

April 11, 2013

Four Myths About Prenatal Testing

My guest post for Ellen Seidman's parents.com blog on four myths surrounding prenatal testing.

April 04, 2013

The Problems with Outlawing Selective Abortion

"Until we learn how to value every human being based upon their identity as children,...

March 2013

March 26, 2013

Legislation or Education? The Politics of Abortion and Prenatal Testing (and my interview with Time.com)

In an interview with Bonnie Rochman of TIME, I discuss the problems with outlawing selective...

March 21, 2013

What I Would Say to That Scared Woman Who Just Had a Baby With Down Syndrome…

"You think Down syndrome means tragedy, and people will compare your experience to that of...

March 21, 2013

On World Down Syndrome Day, What Penny Has Given Me

"Penny is the beloved one who loves in return."

March 20, 2013

A Complete Family: How I Ended Up with Two Children with Down Syndrome

One mother's story of having two children with Down syndrome in Monterrey, Mexico: "Sometimes things...

March 19, 2013

Life with Down Syndrome in Zambia

An interview with a mother of a child with Down syndrome in Zambia in honor...

March 18, 2013

Living in Poland with Down Syndrome, the Story of an Artist

The beauty of an artist with Down syndrome, a guest post by Joanna Puciata, in...

March 14, 2013

Two-Headed Baby Born in Brazil (Guest Post by Margot Starbuck)

"Throughout the gospels, Jesus not only does not retreat from those his culture considered other,...

March 13, 2013

Missing Out on Beautiful: A Reflection on Down Syndrome, Life, and Love

How can I put into words the beauty I see when I look at my...

March 06, 2013

What Does Food Have to do with Prenatal Testing?

The first review of my ebook (plus a giveaway), What Every Woman Needs to Know...

March 01, 2013

Better Prenatal Testing Means More Abortion by Mark Leach

Lower termination rates still mean more Down syndrome abortions. A guest post by Mark Leach...

February 2013

February 21, 2013

Asking the Wrong Questions About Down Syndrome?

I wrote an article for the Atlantic about the history of prenatal testing and abortion...

February 19, 2013

How Prenatal Testing Helped my Family by Mona Patel

Mona Patel writes about how a prenatal diagnosis helped her diverse family (she is from...

February 15, 2013

What We Think Today: Down Syndrome, Prenatal Testing, and the Questions We Face by George Estreich

George Estreich reflects upon two different Today Show stories: "In one, we’re supposed to feel...

February 13, 2013

Telling Penny About When She Was Born, and an Interview with Family Life

What I wish I could have said to Penny about how I felt after I...

February 12, 2013

Why Parent-to-Parent Support Matters with a Prenatal Diagnosis by Amy Geoffroy

One mother's experience of prenatal testing, and how she supports women now

February 08, 2013

The Good Stories About Down Syndrome

A story of inclusion and friendship, and a website for parents of kids with special...

February 07, 2013

I Tested and I Terminated and I Do Not Regret by Anonymous

One mother's story of a prenatal diagnosis of Down syndrome that led her to choose...

February 06, 2013

Prenatal Testing and Abortion–Is it Possible to Be Biased but not Judgmental?

I released an ebook (What Every Woman Needs to Know About Prenatal Testing) two weeks...

February 05, 2013

Doctors Need to Understand Their Patients When It Comes to Prenatal Testing by Nancy Iannone

When a patient says she doesn't want to terminate her pregnancy, doctors need to stop...

February 04, 2013

If You are Pro-Life, Should You Pursue Prenatal Testing?

Every pregnant woman will be offered prenatal testing for some genetic conditions. What should you...

February 01, 2013

Worth Reading: on Prenatal Testing and the Meaning of Life and what they have to do with each other

Two articles worth reading. One, a Wired Magazine take on prenatal testing: This Simple Blood...

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