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Personally, I'm all about the middle ground. I think people have a habit of polarizing issues for the sake of simplicity, when the issues may not themselves be polar. Thus, we end up with one camp saying 'abortion is good!' and another camp saying 'abortion is bad!' with neither side considering that abortion may be good/useful/right in some situations and bad/wrong in others.
Of course, the problem then becomes one of where to draw the line. What constitutes a a 'bad' baby? Is it projected quality of life for the child? For the parents? Projected utility? Some combination of the above? One could argue that a child with Down's syndrome passes all three tests; people with Down's syndrome are perfectly capable of living happy and productive lives. That's not to say that they're no different from you or I; one need only have eyes to see that an argument of that nature is absurd sentimentalism. On the other hand, the question then becomes one of whether it's ethical for the parents to destroy a potential human being due solely to inconvenience.
Aborting a baby due to bad cirumstances on the part of the parent is one thing. If I'm in a position where myself and the lady in question are not ready or able to provide a positive environment for a child, that may be considered as an option. On the other hand, aborting a child due to perceived defects within the child itself does carry some potentially heavy implications, namely in what constitutes a defect worthy of abortion. Fortunately it's not a choice I've had to make; I don't want to meet the person who can choose to abort lightly, whatever the reason.
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I wake up in the morning more tired than before I slept
I get through cryin' and I'm sadder than before I wept
I get through thinkin' now, and the thoughts have left my head
I get through speakin' and I can't remember, not a word that I said
- Ben Harper, Show Me A Little Shame
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