Disabled Children Better Off Aborted: House of Lords Peeress

[Attero Dominatus]

LONDON, February 1, 2008 (LifeSiteNews.com) - Seriously disabled children should be considered non-persons and would be better off having been aborted, according to a Peer speaking in the House of Lords Tuesday. Attempting to couch her assertion in terms of children's "rights", Molly Baroness Meacher told the Lords that children born with severe disabilities are "not viable people".

The comments came as the Lords debated an amendment to the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill, put forward by Lady Swinton, Baroness Masham of Ilton, that would have protected unborn disabled children from abortion after the 24 week gestational time limit. The amendment was defeated by 89 votes to 22.

Under Britain's abortion law, children judged to have some form of disability, including such comparatively minor disabilities as club foot or cleft palate, can be aborted up to the time of natural birth. 

Referring to two children she knows who were born prematurely with severe cerebral palsy, Baroness Meacher said, "They were natural births. Those two children cannot breathe naturally; they have to be helped to breathe. They will never talk. They lie on their backs and can do nothing."

"My belief is that there are children, born at those very early ages, who are not viable people. It would be in their best interests to have been aborted."

She said, "I want to speak about the rights of the child. The Mental Capacity Act refers to the child having capacity; if they do not have capacity, it is important for the professionals to consider their best interests."

"There rests my case. We need to consider the best interests of these babies."

Killing children because they are disabled. How ****ing nazi.

More: http://www.lifesite.net/ldn/2008/feb/08020104.html

[yin/yang]

I do believe that there was a lady in the USA saying the same thing....

[mamacags]

Where do you draw the line?  What is considered not disabled enough?  What if it is just an looks issue and the parents don't want a kid they think will be ugly?  What if the child could be fixed through surgery, what dollar amount would be deemed too much to spend? 

Idiot people like that (Molly Baroness Meacher) shouldn't even  be aborted.  I mean I don't want a stupid kid, to me that would be a severe disability.

[Happy Fun Ball]

[DixieBelle]

I guess none of these people remember history?? Jeez.....

[Ptarmigan]

That's socialism for you. I may believe that some people need to be eradicated by eugenics, but this is just sickening.

[Wretched Excess]

I seldom get angry about stuff I read on the internet, but that makes me angry.

[ToastedRachel]

I seldom get angry about stuff I read on the internet, but that makes me angry.

For real, if you parents had known what the hell you were gonna turn into, who knows what they would have done?

[Wretched Excess]

I seldom get angry about stuff I read on the internet, but that makes me angry.

For real, if you parents had known what the hell you were gonna turn into, who knows what they would have done?

I am a fine and upstanding member of the community, dammit!  I only turn into WE on the weekends . . .  well, mostly.

[ToastedRachel]

I seldom get angry about stuff I read on the internet, but that makes me angry.

For real, if you parents had known what the hell you were gonna turn into, who knows what they would have done?

I am a fine and upstanding member of the community, dammit!  I only turn into WE on the weekends . . .  well, mostly.

Can we get your parents to post here!? I have a few questions for them. 

[Wretched Excess]

I seldom get angry about stuff I read on the internet, but that makes me angry.

For real, if you parents had known what the hell you were gonna turn into, who knows what they would have done?

I am a fine and upstanding member of the community, dammit!  I only turn into WE on the weekends . . .  well, mostly.

Can we get your parents to post here!? I have a few questions for them. 

only if you get your parents to post here as well.

[ToastedRachel]

Can we get our moms in the Dome?? Is there a Dome here? "Your son is a *****, ma'am."

[Wretched Excess]

Can we get our moms in the Dome?? Is there a Dome here? "Your son is a *****, ma'am."

my dad actually lurks here and at FR.

believe it or not.

[Attero Dominatus]

That's socialism for you.

Yep. Coming here if we get Hillary.