Not good at playing God

The article says this child is expected to grow up normally. But what if YOU found out your parents once tried to kill you?

A mother who decided to abort her son because he may have inherited a life-threatening kidney condition is overjoyed that he survived the procedure.

"I was on the (birth control pill) when I became pregnant," Percival, 25, said. "Deciding to terminate at eight weeks was just utterly horrible but I couldn't cope with the anguish of losing another baby." ((parse the illogic of that one for a moment... -- Jemison))

"Women that have early terminations in weeks six, seven and eight, many times the pregnancy is so small that doctors miss removing the baby," Alvarez said. "The danger is that the failed attempt can damage the baby. ((wait... I thought we only aborted fetuses or blobs of tissue, not babies... -- Jemison)) That is why these patients who get early terminations need follow-ups."

Another scan a week later confirmed the baby also had kidney problems, but doctors told the couple the baby was likely to survive, so they decided he deserved another chance at life.

More than once, when we were expecting the youngest Musketeer, it was suggested we have amniocentesis to check for Down's Syndrome. We explained this wasn't necessary, as we would be keeping the child regardless of any conditions. Amnio, in fact, carries risks of its own. It still makes me cringe to think how many expectant parents have the suggestion whispered in their ear: "check for damaged goods, so you can discard it if you want." That thought process comes straight from the Destroyer. This is life we're talking about, not some product off a shelf. I praise God we have three healthy Musketeers. Had He chosen to allow physical challenges for our children, though, I know He also would have offered grace to bear all. How many blessings are missed because we only see problems?

We have no business playing God. We're not good at it.