People with disabilities say they love life… while some want them dead
Sheila Black has X-linked hypophosphatemia (XLH), as do two of her children. XLH hinders phosphorus absorption, producing soft bones and teeth along with shortened stature. In a recent New York Times op-ed, Black talked about what it meant to have passed the condition on to her children. Her son’s verdict? “I am sometimes bitter about being so short, and about the pain, but I am very glad to be alive.” Clearly, Black’s son values his life.
Others don’t.
Abortion advocates often have a blunt message for people with disabilities: you’re worthless. Richard Dawkins conveyed it two years ago over Twitter. When asked what a woman should do if she learned her baby had Down Syndrome, Dawkins declared, “Abort it and try again. It would be immoral to bring it into the world if you have the choice.”
In the video below, you can listen to a number of people with Down Syndrome; none say their life is immoral. When asked if she wishes she didn’t have Down Syndrome, one responds, “No. Why? It’s just me, it’s part of me.”
Those with Down Syndrome aren’t the only ones targeted; people with all sorts of disabilities are too. That gets even more disturbing when you look at what happens to them.
For abortions done between thirteen and twenty-four weeks, a technique called dilation and evacuation (D&E) is used. Dr. Anthony Levatino is an obstetrician-gynecologist who once performed over twelve hundred abortions, and he explains what a D&E involves. As he does, keep in mind that there’s evidence a baby can feel pain at twenty weeks:
Meanwhile, third trimester abortions employ a method known as induction:
In Wilkerson v. Utah, the Supreme Court said dismemberment would amount to “cruel and unusual punishment” for a convicted murderer. For disabled children, it’s the norm. If you don’t think kids should get the death penalty for being different, then support laws to protect them.
Regarding how XLH impacts her, Black’s daughter said, “It has made me not fit in, but it has taught me empathy.” That’s something abortion advocates continue to lack.
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