In this case<\/a>, she blasted CBS\u2019s coverage of the Icelandic \u2018eliminate the crippled\u2019 movement that is becoming all the rage. \u00a0Especially bothersome was its headline tweet, which I admit caught my attention. \u00a0When I first saw it, I thought perhaps they had found some way to help those with Down Syndrome overcome its symptoms. \u00a0Or even eliminate the syndrome entirely. \u00a0No, it\u2019s just adopting the old \u2018terminate that which isn\u2019t convenient for our life\u2019 approach.<\/p>\nNice to see at least someone with a microphone is calling it what it is. \u00a0I can\u2019t look at people with Down Syndrome without thinking \u2018there\u2019s a whole bunch of moderns who would like to see a world without you in it.\u2019<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
In addition to staring in a TV comedy based loosely on my family, she is a pretty staunch defender of the pro-life brand in a setting most often set firmly in the side of pro-choice. \u00a0Can\u2019t say I always agree with her take on things. \u00a0But she is a champion of reaching out to the […]<\/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],"tags":[104],"class_list":["post-10673","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-abortion","category-culture-of-death","tag-pro-life"],"yoast_head":"\n
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