It depends on what the mental handicap is . I used to think before working with neurodivergent and mentally handicapped teens that if I ever got pregnant and there was a chance they ' d get down syndrome or something more severe I ' d terminate the pregnancy . I ' ve been working with mentally handicapped kids now for a year . They are some of the cheekiest and clever buggers I ' ve ever had to deal with . The melt downs are awful , and sometimes one of the kids will beat themselves until they look like they got into a boxing ring with a gorilla but they are such a sweet funny kid I ' d be sad if I never got to see them again . I however would totally understand termination if that was someone decision . Now I ' d need more information about the quality of life the child would have , and the rest of my family would have .