The doctor's announcement in December, when Palin was four months pregnant,
presented her with a possible life- and career-changing development.
"I've never had problems with my other pregnancies, so I was shocked,"
said Palin, a mother of four other children.
"It took a while to open up the book that the doctor gave me about
children with Down syndrome, and a while to log on to the Web site and start
reading facts about the situation."
The 44-year-old governor waited a few days before telling her husband,
Todd, who was out of town, so she could understand what was ahead for
them.
Once her husband got the news, he told her: "We shouldn't be asking,
'Why us?' We should be saying, 'Well, why not us?'"
There was never any doubt the Palins would have the child, and on April
18 she gave birth to Trig Paxson Van Palin.
"We've both been very vocal about being pro-life," Palin said. "We
understand that every innocent life has wonderful potential."
This is a big deal these days when a large majority of of those pregnent with chldren with Down syndrome choose abortion.
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