HomeschoolrsRUs
03-15-2006, 10:55 PM
Jason McElwain and respect for life by Chuck Colson - Mar 15, 2006 (http://www.townhall.com/opinion/columns/chuckcolson/2006/03/15/189927.html)
You may not know his name, but you have probably seen Jason McElwain in action. A recent videotape of his basketball exploits has touched an entire nation.
I pray that it does more than that.
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. . . I was struck by a savage irony: At the same time that Americans were touched by one disabled child, countless disabled children in the West face annihilation.
For example, in the Netherlands, medical protocols allow for the killing of disabled infants. As Wesley Smith points out, “disabled” includes Down syndrome, hemophilia, and other conditions that don’t prevent people from living happy lives. All that matters is that the child’s death “serves the interests of their families.”
Here in the United States, children with Down syndrome have been systematically “targeted for elimination.” A combination of amniocentesis, abortion, and pressure from physicians has made bearing a child with Down syndrome an heroic act.
You may not know his name, but you have probably seen Jason McElwain in action. A recent videotape of his basketball exploits has touched an entire nation.
I pray that it does more than that.
[ snip , snip ]
. . . I was struck by a savage irony: At the same time that Americans were touched by one disabled child, countless disabled children in the West face annihilation.
For example, in the Netherlands, medical protocols allow for the killing of disabled infants. As Wesley Smith points out, “disabled” includes Down syndrome, hemophilia, and other conditions that don’t prevent people from living happy lives. All that matters is that the child’s death “serves the interests of their families.”
Here in the United States, children with Down syndrome have been systematically “targeted for elimination.” A combination of amniocentesis, abortion, and pressure from physicians has made bearing a child with Down syndrome an heroic act.