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Is it “practicing eugenics” to abort a baby because she is diagnosed with Down Syndrome? The in-house ethicist for the New York Time Magazine Weighs in
By Dave Andrusko We’ve already posted reflections by Michael Cook on a column written by Kwame Anthony Appiah, the in-house Ethicist for the New York Times Magazine. I’d like to add a few thoughts. The headline for Appiah’s post is “Does Prenatal Testing for...
New York Times tackles the ethics of aborting Down syndrome kids
By Michael Cook The New York Times is widely regarded as the most authoritative news source in the United States. How about ethical advice from its in-house ethicist, Kwame Anthony Appiah, a leading philosopher who is also president of the American Academy of Arts and...
Father cannot imagine life without his daughter who has Down syndrome
The lives of children with Down syndrome oughtn’t to be discarded because the world remains imperfect By Dave Andrusko In a post that appeared at The Atlantic, “A Generational Shift in Understanding Life With Down Syndrome,” Educator Theo Malekin does an...
What does it say about us as a culture when we abort children with Down syndrome on a massive scale?
By Dave Andrusko Back a ways, we repost a story that told the grim truth about the fate of babies with Down syndrome in Denmark. In 2019 there were virtually none—just 18! When I read “The last children of Down Syndrome” by Sarah Zhan, I immediately thought of the...
Spanish woman becomes first parliamentarian with Down syndrome in Europe
Our society practices lethal discrimination against people with Down syndrome just like Mar Galcerán every day, often on the pathetic pretense that it is 'compassionate' to kill those with disabilities in the womb. By Jonathon VanMaren Mar GalceránScreenshot/YouTube...
Mother of child with Down’s syndrome refused abortion and founded a non-profit
By Right to Life UK A mother, who was offered an abortion after tests suggested her unborn child had Down’s syndrome, is launching a non-profit organization dedicated to serving families of children with special needs. Marsha Weigum was told that there was a 99%...
“Line of Duty” actor wants a superhero with Down’s syndrome on the big screen
By Right to Life UK Tommy JessupVideo still Tommy Jessop, an actor with Down’s syndrome known for his role in the prime time BBC drama, Line of Duty, has petitioned Hollywood to make a new superhero film starring an actor with Down’s syndrome. A...
Video tells loving story of a brother with Down syndrome
By Maria V. Gallagher, Legislative Director, Pennsylvania Pro-Life Federation Music is a language all its own—one that can stir the heart, illuminate, and even educate. Certainly, the power of music to tell truths often lost in translation is on full display in...
Celebration of international adoption of a little girl with Down syndrome goes viral
By Leslie Wolfgang Little Ami, who is from India and has Down syndrome, has a beautiful smile and a beautiful life in store because of an American family who opened their heart and family to adoption. Ami will turn three years old this February and has enjoyed fun...