On 2016-12-19 10:04 AM, jmcquown wrote:
> On 12/18/2016 10:41 PM, l not -l wrote:

> Ditto. My local Publix supermarket employs several people with Downs
> Syndrome to bag groceries. They do a very good job. One such woman has
> been working there for well over 10 years and is very proud of it.
>
> This young woman did tell me something rather horrific. Her mother made
> her get her "tubes tied" so she couldn't get pregnant. I was
> flabbergasted. Honestly, what do you say if someone tells you something
> like that?! (I think I stammered, "Oh, I'm sorry"... I was truly at a
> loss for words.)

Think how things could be for her had she not had her tubes tied. She
could have had a number of children that she would not likely be able to
provide for and may have a hard time nurturing them intellectually. Then
there is the high risk of their children also having Down's some other
developmental disability.