I don't even have the words to convey how disgusted I am right now after reading an article where Nicholas Provenzo condemns Sarah Palin for giving birth to her Downs Syndrome baby, Trig. Below is an excerpt from the article:
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]"Given that Palin's decision is being celebrated in some quarters, it is crucial to reaffirm the morality of aborting a fetus diagnosed with Down syndrome (or by extension, any unborn fetus)—a freedom that anti-abortion advocates seek to deny," he adds.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Provenzo advocates not only a discriminatory, but apparently a pro-eugenics view of the disabled that rivals that of Nazi Germany.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]"A parent has a moral obligation to provide for his or her children until these children are equipped to provide for themselves," he contends. "Because a person afflicted with Down syndrome is only capable of being marginally productive (if at all) and requires constant care and supervision, unless a parent enjoys the wealth to provide for the lifetime of assistance that their child will require, they are essentially stranding the cost of their child's life upon others."[/FONT]
Since I am blessed to know many downs syndrome people, his remarks that I've bolded above especially hurt to the core. Marginally productive? Says who?
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]"Given that Palin's decision is being celebrated in some quarters, it is crucial to reaffirm the morality of aborting a fetus diagnosed with Down syndrome (or by extension, any unborn fetus)—a freedom that anti-abortion advocates seek to deny," he adds.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Provenzo advocates not only a discriminatory, but apparently a pro-eugenics view of the disabled that rivals that of Nazi Germany.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]"A parent has a moral obligation to provide for his or her children until these children are equipped to provide for themselves," he contends. "Because a person afflicted with Down syndrome is only capable of being marginally productive (if at all) and requires constant care and supervision, unless a parent enjoys the wealth to provide for the lifetime of assistance that their child will require, they are essentially stranding the cost of their child's life upon others."[/FONT]
Since I am blessed to know many downs syndrome people, his remarks that I've bolded above especially hurt to the core. Marginally productive? Says who?
