Weeding Out the "Unfit" Unborn - New Threats From an Old Ideology

Zenit News Agency ^ | November 12, 2005

[NYer]

"From the first moment of his existence, a human being must be recognized as having the rights of a person -- among which is the inviolable right of every innocent being to life."

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[Siouxz]

He said that traits such as empathy, sympathy and fair-mindedness could create more moral people.

Let's murder the innocent, imperfect unborn so that we can have a more moral society. Riiiiight.

[MadIvan]

Let's be careful. Remember, this unpleasant fellow believed in "genetic screening" too -

Regards, Ivan

[brivette]

Good point.

[383rr]

The socialist medical system at work.

[seppel]

Looking at the heading i knew that in the threads there would be a reference to the nazis. They sure were bad, but you'd think from FR that they were the only evil people in town. What about Stalin and Mao and Pol Pot, or Idi Amin and Saddam. Stalin and Mao killed far more people than the Nazis. Why are they not considered more evil?

[MadIvan]

If you've followed my posts, you know I'm an equal opportunity basher of Communists, Nazis and Islamists. I despise them all and believe all should be destroyed. However when it comes to the hell of "racial purity", the Nazis do have the edge. If it was class warfare, it would be the Communists. If it was mysogyny, it would be the Islamists.

Regards, Ivan

[RunningWolf]

Himmler and Mengele are reborn into the fabric of western culture.
Wolf

[Noumenon]

Let us also not forget Professor Peter Singer, a so-called bio-ethicist, whose utterly poisonous ideas will come back to haunt us in very near future.

His ideas have ranged from the normalization of sex with pets to the termination of the recently born up to 28 days of age.

[varyouga]

No different from the Nazis.

Except now they are being killed at a younger age, for less problematic diseases, and in greater numbers.

[Bahbah]

Oh God, forgive us.

[Nihil Obstat]

Sanger was hand in hand with the Nazis.

http://www.bloomington.in.us/~lgthscac/plannedparenthood.htm

[KateatRFM]

I can't see the problem with deciding whether or not to give birth to a damaged child, except that if you decide knowingly to do so, you ought not to get insurance or welfare or otherwise be allowed to drain the public purse to support that choice.

If you choose to bear a damaged child and you can take care of it yourself, God bless you for it and more power to you and your family.

I really don't see the problem otherwise.

[isrul]

I think the ultimate goal, given academia's current idea of perfection, would be passive, effeminate males and dominant aggressive females. Ideally both male and female would be bisexual and not prejudiced against other species. That would be paradise to today's progressives.

[Pontiac]

Bump for later consideration.

[varyouga]

I can understand major disorders where a child has no possibility of surviving birth or a child that will be born without a brain. Something on that level may be OK.

But the article lists many "problems" that are livable or treatable most of the time. This slippery slope will lead us to screen for sex, personalities, intelligence and physical structure.

[bukkdems]

I can't see the problem with deciding whether or not to give birth to a damaged child, except that if you decide knowingly to do so, you ought not to get insurance or welfare or otherwise be allowed to drain the public purse to support that choice.

That kind of clear thinking isn't allowed on FreeRepublic after the invasion of the ShaivoNuts. Get ready to be blasted.

[The Spirit Of Allegiance]

Kate, you seem to peg yourself in the 'fiscal conservative' but 'socially progressive' categories. May I point out the logical conclusion of your premises?

I note you acknowledge the procreation as a child.

You've framed keeping 'something damaged' alive as a fiscal responsibility rather than a moral imperative.

You've just subjected all humanity to a Kelo ruling, fiscal eminent domain.

Do you realize this?

[NYer]

Not forgotten and thank you for the reminder!

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