For one thing, the degree of disabiliity, and the degree of repair which is possible in the case of spina bifida, cannot be diagnosed before birth (or for quite awhile afterward.)
Second: if one of their two other children had a disabling disease or injury (this can happen in a flash at any playground or swimming pool or at any busy intersection) would she kill the 2-year-ol? The 7-year-old? If this woman's husband became impotent, would she kill him?
I'm aghast.
Some numbers highlight the issue:
In NYC 41% of pregancies result in abortion and 60% for blacks.
Over 50 million abortions.
No wonder we have economic problems, too many in the US have turned against GOD.
From WSJ:
Archbishop Timothy Dolan joined other religious leaders Thursday vowing to work to reduce the number of abortions in New York City.
Leaders of various faiths denounced figures that showed that 41% of pregnancies in the city were terminated in 2009. They also criticized sex-education programs in the public school system that include distributing condoms.
In a statement, Mary Alice Carr, NARAL Pro-Choice New York’s vice president for communications, said, “These men continue to meddle in women’s lives and preach a gospel of shame and stigma,” adding that pro-choice groups “will never stand quietly by and watch self-proclaimed moral authorities attempt to interfere in the reproductive lives of others.”
There was a good question in one of the comments at the source: are any male saints ever designated as “virgin,” the way female saints are? Surely a single layman such as Pier-Giorgio Frassati should merit that designation, although it could be considered implied in “priest” or “religious,” at least for some.
I was a bit put out to find that St. Martha is listed as a virgin. The Gospels clearly depict her as the “head of household,” so I’d figured her for a widow. Maybe Lazarus was a lifelong invalid, instead of coming down with a sudden ailment to most impressively die and be raised.