You may not agree with my original point. Raising someone with Down's Syndrome is a high risk venture requiring significant capital (physical therapy, speech therapy, medical interventions and surgeries), a large support network (boots on the ground), and an endowment for continuing care once the original parent is no longer capable. Most people cannot afford to provide this, in which case the experience becomes an ordeal for everyone involved, parent and child. If a parent decides to proceed regardless and forewarned then they are possibly being emotionally selfish and a perhaps would be better suited with a pet rather than a child.