One thing that really struck me about his article was the absolute hubris of his thesis. Who is man, any man, to decide his own or any other man’s value to society?
His is the absolute opposite of a God centered world-view. In a God centered world view, if a person is born ( and even before birth while in the womb), then by definition, God has determined that they have worth, they should exist and that they are needed in the world He created. They are of full value to society, in whatever state they are in, until He decides to take them home, at which point, they leave. To think otherwise, as EE does, is to put oneself in the position of God.
You make a good point; the pertinent point in the argument. One has to wonder what these people would say if another man decided that they were of no worth to society and decided to rid it of them. When confronted directly with the argument and the business end of a gun, what would come across their lips? I think it would be first incredulous-ness that any man would judge their worth, followed by groveling for their life.