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Britain
OK to kill disabled newborns (but not murderers)
2006-11-06
If a once-respected British medical school has its way, British doctors will be routinely killing babies born with serious disabilities. The Times of London reported in a page one story this weekend on the shocking proposal from Britain's respected Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecology. The College has called on doctors to consider permitting infanticide in the case of seriously disabled newborn babies.

According to the paper, geneticists and medical ethicists supported the proposal -— as did the mother of a severely disabled child -— while a prominent children’s doctor described it as "social engineering.”
How about "infanticide"
Posted by:Jackal

#9  Some friends of mine in Denver have a daughter with spina biffida. They were told she probably wouldn't live to be ten. She graduated from college a couple of years ago, and is attending DU law school.
Posted by: Old Patriot   2006-11-06 18:47  

#8  They'll just be doing explicitly what they've done through inaction in the past. Consider differences in how the US and the UK treat babies with spina bifida, for example. In the UK, they'd discourage parents from getting aggressive treatment for their babies; in the US they do everything they can to improve the baby's life. Yes, the US way is more expensive, but where would you rather be?

The Dutch may pay for ‘escorts’ for their disabled, but they also promote euthanasia. The cognitive dissonace is amazing.
Posted by: Eric Jablow   2006-11-06 17:43  

#7  Yes, that would be the NEXT logical step, SB.
Posted by: BA   2006-11-06 13:42  

#6  What's next....forcing a woman who is knowingly carrying a disabled infant to term to have an abortion? Killing the child against his or her parents' wishes, because after all, the doctors know better?
Posted by: Swamp Blondie   2006-11-06 12:56  

#5  Dr. Mengele, call your office.
Posted by: Korora   2006-11-06 09:47  

#4  It's how you get stem cells.
Posted by: Skidmark   2006-11-06 05:23  

#3  Hell no, as per both the Nazis + Commies the killing of seemingly disabled babies has never changed anything as a matter of nation-specific ideo health or popul stats. Other than making mothers or parents' upset, and paying big Govt $$$ to scientists or specialists, the only pragmatic consequence of GOVT SELECTIVE INFANTICIDE has been to save a few minor dollars vv already deficit-heavy national [Socialist/
Commie]budgets.
Posted by: JosephMendiola   2006-11-06 02:24  

#2  It's the natural course of National socialism to allow such things. Medical funds should only be spent on the aryan, strong and healthy don't you must undrstand?

Posted by: Sock Puppet of Doom   2006-11-06 02:12  

#1  Infanticide pure and simple. This goes along with the recent practice in the Netherlands that lets a 'committee' (always the same people, you'll note) decide whether a child with severe medical problems should live or die.

Margaret Sanger is alive and well in Europe.

I don't think this will happen in the U.S. If it does I'm going to be out there throwing myself in front of the speeding train.
Posted by: Steve White   2006-11-06 01:33  

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