{"id":10659,"date":"2017-08-15T09:02:36","date_gmt":"2017-08-15T13:02:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/admin.patheos.com\/blogs\/daffeythoughts\/?p=10659"},"modified":"2017-08-14T22:08:13","modified_gmt":"2017-08-15T02:08:13","slug":"syndrome-disappearing-now-ableism-rage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/daffeythoughts\/2017\/08\/syndrome-disappearing-now-ableism-rage.html","title":{"rendered":"Down Syndrome is disappearing now that ableism is all the rage"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

In Iceland<\/a>. \u00a0 And other countries are following suit. \u00a0Of course it should sound familiar. \u00a0We\u2019ve heard similar arguments before. \u00a0Downs Syndrome is a big target now, with a growing number of people following the view that it\u2019s better to terminate an inconvenient life than deal with it. \u00a0It\u2019s chilling. \u00a0 It\u2019s even worse that we, who spend our time spewing judgment on those who have come before, seem hellbent on repeating all of their most egregious mistakes.<\/p>\n

\u201cOlafsdottir tells women who are wrestling with the decision or feelings of guilt: \u201cThis is your life \u2014 you have the right to choose how your life will look like.\u201d\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The gospel\u00a0of the post-modern era: \u00a0It\u2019s my life. \u00a0All other priorities\u00a0are\u00a0rescinded. \u00a0All other considerations secondary. \u00a0So much for the damn company. \u00a0We\u2019re doing just fine ourselves.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

In Iceland. \u00a0 And other countries are following suit. \u00a0Of course it should sound familiar. \u00a0We\u2019ve heard similar arguments before. \u00a0Downs Syndrome is a big target now, with a growing number of people following the view that it\u2019s better to terminate an inconvenient life than deal with it. \u00a0It\u2019s chilling. \u00a0 It\u2019s even worse that […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2805,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[43,60,42],"tags":[78,104],"class_list":["post-10659","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-abortion","category-culture-of-death","category-pro-life","tag-abortion","tag-pro-life"],"yoast_head":"\nDown Syndrome is disappearing now that ableism is all the rage<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"In Iceland. \u00a0 And other countries are following suit. \u00a0Of course it 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