There are many reasons a Woman her age would have such a test.
On Sep 9, 7:07 am, J <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Gaar, people who are truly anti-abortion , as I am, do not ever > consider amniocentesis. We protect our children at all stages of life. > Amniocentesis increases the chance that your child will be killed in > the womb. If you care about your child, amniocentesis does not make > any sense. > > On Sep 8, 4:17 pm, Gaar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > >http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/08/us/politics/08baby.html?_r=1&hp=&ad... > > > A few weeks later, after an amniocentesis, a prenatal test to identify > > genetic defects, Ms. Palin learned the results. Some abortion > > opponents decline such tests, but as her older sister, Heather Bruce, > > said, Ms. Palin “likes to be prepared.” With her husband, Todd, away > > at his job in the oil fields of the North Slope, Ms. Palin told no one > > for three days, she later said. > > > Once they reunited, the Palins struggled to understand what they would > > face. Children with Down syndrome experience varying degrees of > > cognitive disability and a higher-than-average risk of hearing loss, > > hypothyroidism and seizure disorders. About half are born with heart > > defects, which often require surgery. > > > The couple decided to keep quiet about the pregnancy so they could > > absorb the news, they told people later. > > > And there were political factors to consider. “I didn’t want Alaskans > > to fear I would not be able to fulfill my duties,” Ms. Palin told > > People magazine last week. > > > The governor, thin to begin with, began an elaborate game of fashion- > > assisted camouflage. When Vogue photographed her, five months > > pregnant, for a profile in January, she hid in a big green parka. At > > work, she wore long, loose blazers and artfully draped accessories. > > > “All of a sudden she had this penchant for really beautiful scarves,” > > recalled Angelina Burney, who works across the hallway from the > > governor in Anchorage. > > > As Ms. Palin’s clothes grew tighter, Alaskans began to talk. She told > > several aides that she was pregnant, and a week or so later, her > > parents and her children, who called other relatives. > > > On Sep 8, 12:48 pm, PoliticalAmazon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > According to Sarah Palin, she didn't tell anyone, and no one, > > > including her husband, knew about her pregnancy with Trig until she > > > was 7 months along. > > > >http://www.docstoc.com/docs/1083892/Sarah-Palin-Pregnant-with-Track-P... > > > > This is a picture that shows her pregnant with Track in 1989, at 7 > > > months. > > > > The idea that she was able to hide a pregnancy until 7 months, even > > > from her husband (who had already experieced 4 of her pregnancies, and > > > certainly could recognize the changes that accompany pregnacy), did > > > not realize she was pregnant is ludicrous. It is an insult to America > > > to be told such an obvious lie. > > > > In addition, if she was that big with Track at 7 months, by the time > > > she was supposedly onto her 5th pregnancy, she would have been at > > > least as big as a single-wide. Subsequent pregnancies usually show > > > earlier and more than the initial pregnancy. > > > > That the GOP would consider such a liar and scandal-ridden person as > > > Sarah Palin as VP is also an insult to America. The GOP has nearly > > > destroyed our country with their Bush Jr pick. Do they really want to > > > finish the job with McCain-Palin?- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more. -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
