Tag: Down syndrome
Dawkins: “Wise and Sensible” to Abort Babies with Down Syndrome
I have rarely seen a more vivid illustration of the lethal consequences of utilitarian thinking.
No to “Quality of Life” Coronavirus Healthcare Rationing
In a world of bioethicists who primarily eschew the sanctity/equality of life ethic, Fordham University’s Charles Camosy is a refreshing ethicist worthy of the title.
On World Down Syndrome Day, Consider Human Exceptionalism
Evolutionary theory teaches the “survival of the fittest.” But caring for someone with Down Syndrome represents just the opposite way of thinking.
Were Nazis More Tolerant of Down Syndrome than Some European Countries Today?
Richard Dawkins lashed out at Pope Francis for the latter’s comparing modern eugenic efforts to Nazi precedents that sought to “create a pure race.”
Abortion and the New Eugenics
Ruth Marcus sees the eugenics danger with which we are presented — and doesn’t care.