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From LifeSiteNews.com...

Dr. Andre Lalonde, executive vice-president of the Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada (SOGC), told the Globe and Mail yesterday, "Palin's decision to keep her baby, knowing he would be born with the condition, may inadvertently influence other women who may lack the necessary emotional and financial support to do the same."

"The worry is that this will have an implication for abortion issues in Canada," he said.

What a moron!

There's a show that was on a while back that I liked a lot, The Commish. I never missed an episode until one evening the main character and his wife, expecting a bay, were told that it might have Down's syndrome. They visited a woman with an adult son with Down's Syndrome who told them of her troubles and that her son was now institutionalized. They left her in horror at how bad the condition was. Except it actually isn't. That was the last episode I watched, and apparently their rush to mindless Liberalism (a condition that plagues many TV shows) drove off a lot more viewers because that was also the last season the show aired.

A few years earlier I attended a community college whose president had an adult son with Down's Syndrome. Ironically, at the time, there was debate going on about the ethics of allowing Down's Syndrome babies to die after birth. A co-worker at the pizza place I was working at said she felt it was merciful to "let them die". A few days later the college president's son, who worked as a security guard for the college, came in to eat. My co-worker waited on him. Once he left, I quickly approached her.

"Still think Down's Syndrome babies should be allowed to die?"

"Sure," she said.

Realizing she had no idea what Down's Syndrome was I said to her, "The guy you just waited on has Down's Syndrome. You think he should have been killed as a baby?"

She looked at me in shock, "He has Down's Syndrome?!?"

"Yes."

"I didn't know that's what it was. I thought it was something a lot worse," She felt embarrassed that she'd offered an opinion being so ignorant of the facts. Of course she was a 19 year-old college student. Dr. Lalonde has no excuse for his ignorance.

I've known several Down's Syndrome kids and adults, and without exception I have found them to be cheerful, loving people we all would do well to emulate. It seems the condition limits their ability to be hateful, arrogant and mean-spirited. Maybe that's why Liberals despise them so much.

Also from LifeSiteNews.com...

Heart attack victim Janet Rivera, who, like Terri Schiavo, was denied food and water for 11 days in July, was saved from the specter of death by starvation Sept. 9, when her brother was named her permanent conservator.

"Praise God, this woman was snatched from such an excruciating death," said Judie Brown, president of American Life League in response to the new development. "Janet was spared the fate of Terri Schiavo, but still we hope this case exposes the threat that hangs over us all - government euthanasia for the sick, elderly and disabled."

The victory marks the final win for the Rivera family who has fought unceasingly for her life since she was placed in the hands of Fresno, California government officials in June. Rivera's public guardian ordered her death by starvation in July and had her feeding tube removed.

Public outcry ensued and Rivera's feeding tube was reinserted.

The 46-year-old woman suffered a heart attack in 2006. According to Judge Debra Kazanjian, Rivera's husband, Jesus Rivera, relinquished custody as he was unable to provide for Rivera's medical care. When doctors indicated Rivera might never recover, the public guardian ordered her feeding tube removed.

Rivera's brother Michael Dancoff plans to take his sister back to her San Francisco family where he hopes she will awaken and recover.

Hurray! One for the good guys.

Posted by Danny Carlton at September 11, 2008 8:12 AM