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History Repeats itself
We have all heard the many arguments that some believe abortion is similar to the Holocaust and many different idea’s are used for this. However, the article I just read that Samuel Ferraro recommend I read really does put things in perspective on
this debate.
What happens when we compare the abortion laws and the propaganda surrounding abortion before WWII to today? That is the premise of Anne Barbeau Gardiner review of the book “Cultures of Abortion in Weimar Germany”. By Cornelie Usborne.
Here is just some of the book review by Gardiner:
Contraception, of course, was not foolproof, so abortions multiplied and “official disapproval” of them faltered…..German law on abortion became “one of the most liberal in the world” because doctors could easily convince officials that any abortion was necessary for “health” reasons.
Example of a Slippery Slope
Warning: Glen Beck video.
He does an excellent job with his history lesson on this. We are always talking about how something that seems so harmless can turn into catastrophe and that is a perfect example of how it happens.
Who will stand up for the disabled?
As I was reading this story all I could think is why are they thinking this is such a horrible thing? We say they are just a choice, right? We say it is okay for a woman to abort a wanted pregnancy because she finds out her child isn’t perfect. So, why is using them for biological weapons so shocking? It’s just the next natural step for the circular slippery slope, isn’t it? Or perhaps once
people realize these people deserve a chance to live based on this emotionally charged story we will start climbing up that slope instead of continuing the decline. One can only hope.
But among the accounts (from military soldiers that escaped N. Korea) they carried with them is one of the most shocking yet to emerge — namely the use of humans, specifically mentally or physically handicapped children, to test North Korea’s biological and chemical weapons.
The Slippery Slope That Has No End
When IVF first came onto the scientific realm we were promised that it was only to help couples that couldn’t conceive naturally. We were told that if we didn’t accept this then we were taking the rights away from these couples. We, as a society, agreed that all couples should have the chance to procreate. Heck, it was there ‘choice’ right?
About 500 miles down that slope and we have:
The first baby tested preconceptionally for a genetic form of breast cancer (BRCA1) has been born.
Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis (PGD) involves undertaking an In Vitro Fertilisation
(IVF) treatment cycle in order to have a number of embryos available for specific genetic testing. PGD provides information regarding the genetic status of the embryo, to be known prior to conception. It has the added advantage of avoiding the potential dilemma and physical and emotional trauma of undergoing a termination of an affected pregnancy.
Mr Paul Serhal, Honorary UCLH Consultant/UCL Lecturer and Medical Director of the Assisted Conception Unit, commented: “This little girl will not face the spectre of developing this genetic form of breast cancer or ovarian cancer in her adult life. The parents will have been spared the risk of inflicting this disease on their daughter. The lasting legacy is the eradication of the transmission of this form of cancer that has blighted these families for generations.”
Black Genocide or Eugenics – You Choose
In the United States 2000 – 2006 Census report it shows that 12.8% of the population is black.
According to the 2004 CDC report (Which does not represent all states statistics) the black population had 35.3% of all abortions.
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