Recently, we shared a story about how a doctor and obstetrician repeatedly pressured a mother to abort her child due to her potential Down syndrome diagnosis. The positive story shared below contrasts with that, and shows what a difference there is in the experiences of...
Thank you to supporter Kim Kampen for sharing her story in this guest post. At the time this story took place, she wrote a letter to the editor, pictured here. This letter was published in the local paper, and her husband has saved a copy...
When Cara’s doctor told her that it was possible her pre-born child had Down syndrome, he said, “I’m so sorry.” She heard those words over and over again, and still hears them now. But she wants the world to know, “We’re not sorry.” This beautiful story...
This year’s Gerber Baby contest winner caused a lot of buzz. He’s an adorable, smiley one-year-old named Lucas Warren. He also happens to have Down Syndrome. In a culture where pre-born children who even have a possibility of Down syndrome are increasingly being aborted, Gerber, a company branded...
Summer is a great time for professional development! I am thankful to ARPA Canada for not only allowing, but encouraging the staff to set aside some time every year to steep themselves in a period of learning. For the past few days my colleague Colin Postma...
When the horrors of the Holocaust became public in the 1940s, eugenics faded to the background. But once again we are witnessing science being manipulated in an attempt to create a more “perfect” society. New developments in prenatal monitoring certainly can be seen as positive although...
When the horrors of the Holocaust became public in the 1940s, eugenics faded to the background. But once again we are witnessing science being manipulated in an attempt to create a more “perfect” society. New developments in prenatal monitoring certainly can be seen as positive although...
Discussions concerning human rights should never be rooted in how ‘perfect’ someone is. Rather they should be based on the fact that everyone has intrinsic value and the right to live ought to be paramount. Every human being has purpose. While we may not know...
Debate on Sun News last night: Michael Coren facilitates a discussion between Rachael Segal and Christina Alaimo on the morality of abortion based on how perfect the pre-born child is. Rachael argues that killing is justified when the baby has Down syndrome and Christina counters this...
The remarks this week from Richard Dawkins give us a window into what extent eugenics has become part of Western society again. It is only a short one hundred years ago that eugenicists in Britain and the United States began putting their ideas into practice. As...
