Babies born with Down Syndrome dramatically increase during Bush's presidency (healthcare, conspiracy)

[joejitsu]

Not saying there is a connection. Its probably just a coincidence. Just stating a fact.

Down Syndrome Cases Rise As Women Delay Childbirth - ABC News

[AeroGuyDC]

A modest thread from a poster who has much to be modest about. Do you suppose you could read your own links before posting? The study covers 30 years. I don't recall Bush being President for 7+ terms. Notwithstanding the fact that bringing Bush into the picture on this issue diminishes your credibility on this forum. You don't get it do you Joe?

[Toyman at Jewel Lake]

While there is no relation to Bush in any part of the article, I did find it an interesting read. From the article:

CDC researchers say that increase from 1979 to 2003 is probably because more older mothers are giving birth. The prevalence of Down syndrome is five times greater in pregnancies of mothers over age 35...

An estimated 92 percent of all women who receive a prenatal diagnosis of Down syndrome choose to terminate their pregnancies...

I was curious what percentage of mothers carrying a (known) Downs fetus would choose to carry to term. I expected it would be fairly low, but didn't expect it to be only 8%.

[Chango]

Damn that bush fellow. Is there anything he hasn't made worse?

[mossomo]

Polar bears now all are drowning,
hurricanes and storms assault,
bees are dying in their hives,
and it's all George Bush's fault.

Fire now is melting steel,
those airplanes he didn't halt,
9-11 was an inside job,
and it's all George Bush's fault.

There's no Universal Healthcare,
there's no distributive vault,
there's no Socialist Utopia,
and it's all George Bush's fault.

Each traitor co-opting crisis,
each loon's conspiracy gestalt,
he countered with just his "New Tone",
so it is George Bush's fault.

Americans please harken closely,
to earn and keep your salt,
learn that Socialists are not your friends,
learn from George Bush's fault.

[camping!]

I wonder how many of those babies that were aborted actually had downs syndrome. I ask because my SIL was told her dd had a high probability of downs due to the initial blood test and also because of physical 'clues' they saw on the u/s. She did decline the amnio and went on to have a healthy - and chromosonally normal - daughter.

[gy2020]

Down Syndrome could also have resulted from women deciding to not have an abortion. Instead, even though baby was diagnosed with DS, the women choose to give birth rather than abort.

[cobolt]

Originally Posted by mossomo

Polar bears now all are drowning,
hurricanes and storms assault,
bees are dying in their hives,
and it's all George Bush's fault.

Fire now is melting steel,
those airplanes he didn't halt,
9-11 was an inside job,
and it's all George Bush's fault.

There's no Universal Healthcare,
there's no distributive vault,
there's no Socialist Utopia,
and it's all George Bush's fault.

Each traitor co-opting crisis,
each loon's conspiracy gestalt,
he countered with just his "New Tone",
so it is George Bush's fault.

Americans please harken closely,
to earn and keep your salt,
learn that Socialists are not your friends,
learn from George Bush's fault.

I think Obozo signed an Executive Order to make this the new national anthem. And you don't even have to put your hand over your heart.

[Cunucu Beach]

Next I guess were going to hear is that it's Bush's fault that Jupiter got pounded by the comet, Shoemaker-Levy, in 1994.

No, wait.....wasn't Clinton the president in 1994???

[TheCaliforniaBear]

Originally Posted by joejitsu

Not saying there is a connection. Its probably just a coincidence. Just stating a fact.

Down Syndrome Cases Rise As Women Delay Childbirth - ABC News

Bush looks like he has slight down syndrome.