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Born (2007)
IMDB rating: 3.20
Plot: Mary Elizabeth goes to bed alone one night, still a 21 year old virgin, and wakes up the next morning…pregnant. Possessed by the demon fetus growing within her womb, Mary Elizabeth obeys her homicidal cravings to kill…for the sake of her unborn spawn. Mary Elizabeth’s dark transformation, controlled by her unborn demon child, is driven by it’s dark cravings. Once the child is born there will be hell on earth. From this apparent immaculate conception comes edge of your seat terror.
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Directors: Friedman Richard
Actors: Hodder Kane,Callahan James T.,D’Lerma Alex,Velez Eddie,Lozano Vince,McCallum Rick,Sirtl Jorg,Hewlett Roger,Muscat Mike,Horror,
Would you have an abortion if you new your child had a mental/physical abnormality?
I went to my doctor’s today for a 17 week check up and he offered me a Quad Test. Its a blood test that determines the percentage of the chances of your baby being born with Down Syndrome or Spina Bifida.
I refused it because I fall under a very low risk category since I’m 25. Apparently older women are encouraged to get tested because their chances of having mentally/physically challenged baby is high.
Anyways, then he asked me would I consider an abortion if I knew my child had a deformity and I felt like I was falling off a cliff when he asked me that! I wasn’t offended or anything, I just never thought about it and it hit me "would I ever….".
My first reaction was "No I wouldn’t", and he said "then you’re fine, you don’t need the screening".
I guess my first reaction is really how I feel. Maybe it would be different if I was faced with the actual situation.
Also, to make it clear, I don’t care if some women would chose an abortion for this reason.
I also felt a bit uneasy about the fact that this test is being offered so late into the pregnancy. I think 17 weeks is a bit late to ask yourself "would I have an abortion if…?".
I personally think they should test very early on so if the woman chooses an abortion, she wouldn’t be aborting a baby with a full blown beating heart.
I was wondering if you’ve ever given it a thought of "would I ever abort if my child was facing a physical/mental deformity"?
Also, my doc said this test gets many false positives. That was also a reason I refused it.
No I wanted get an abortion, it is still a breathing thing.
Sandy K | Feb 08, 2010
I opted out of that test because of the false positive rate and the fact that I wouldn’t get rid of my baby just for being developmentally different. It’s a person’s choice though…some people can’t handle disable children and to ward them off to the state would also be a sad thing, so I can see where abortion would come in.
Baby Evan is due May 18th! | Feb 08, 2010
Hard question. If I found out my child would have down syndrome or be a little person, or have autism, no I would not abort. If I found out my child had some life threatening disease and would either be stillborn or only live for a few weeks, I might consider it. Such as it would only live for 2 weeks and it would be in excruciating pain the whole time, why put yourself and your baby through that. Then again, if that situation ever came up, I might actually feel differently then.
Braylne's Mommy | Feb 08, 2010
That would truly be a difficult decision and I do know that the tests that come back positive are many times incorrect. My dear friend had the test, was told it was positive and her child would be a victim of downs syndrome. She elected not to abort but she spent the rest of her pregnancy expecting the worst when she delivered. Thankfully she had a beautiful healthy baby.
I can not say what I would do if faced with such a choice, nor would I ever advise another woman on what she should do. A tough decision but one that would have to be made by the woman and her husband.
Julie | Feb 08, 2010
Yes I would. Especially if I had other children or planned to have other children. They would be the ones to eventually have to take over when I was no longer able to do so.
In addition I’ve volunteered in institutions that house these children because their parents can’t or won’t take care of them. Most of them spent their entire lives there. It broke my heart.
pearlmar | Feb 08, 2010
Yes, I also noticed this test can very late in the pregnancy to consider abortion even an option. Maybe they hope that by the time your are feeling the baby move you won’t opt for one! But actually I think the real reason has to do with you having to be so far into the pregnancy before they can test for the factors. I have a family member who tested positive in this particular screening and they did some follow-up procedures to confirm the test. Turns out there was no need to worry since her baby was perfectly healthy. I felt that although I would never abort I would like some time to prepare myself if there was something amiss and so I opted to have the test in both my pregnancies.
Meems | Feb 08, 2010
The test is supposed to be done at 12 weeks. I got one because I got an extra ultrasound out of the deal.
Would I abort?
It depends on the severity of the deformity/disease.
If my child had Down Syndrome – no I wouldn’t
If my child had anencephaly – yes I would
djeter_girl_2 | Feb 08, 2010
That’s interesting. I’ve JUST finished reading a news article about this test being offered to all new parents for the first time. Both the article and this question made me think "What would I do?"
To be honest, the answer would probably be an abortion. (I’m a strong believer in pro-choice for any circumstance – if someone doesn’t want an abortion, they don’t have to have one. It’s really that simple. Illegalising abortion would take away every woman’s right to make choices about her own body, and where do you draw the line?).
Maybe it’s selfish of me, but I couldn’t bring a child into the world knowing how much pain and suffering day-to-day life would cause them. If the disability was going to be severe enough to make them incapable of ever living an ordinary life, I’d choose to end the pregnancy to save them that, and to save me the pain of watching them go through it.
It still would be a horrible choice to be faced with making.
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