Anyone who thought Sarah Palin was mocking her Downs son should listen to this video, in which she decries a report on the use of abortion to cull Downs children from a population. She tells of her prayer to overcome her fear of bearing such a child and how that prayer was answered when he was born.
This is a principled woman speaking, not a typical dodgy politician.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v8FZTGiqt7Y
A difficult path
I wholeheartedly agree with Palin's attitude here, and with her denunciation of what seems a Nazi-style eugenics program. Yet, as much as I oppose abortion and favor controls by the states, I am leery about compelling women to give birth to children with severe congenital defects. That's a decision for the parents, not for the state, though personally I wish that more parents could have the faith to see that love for a handicapped child is a worthy thing, with God right there to help the parents along.
I applaud my good friends who have an 18-year-old son that they greatly cherish and continue to care for, though he is profoundly retarded and unable to walk or feed himself. Even so, I notice that there is something within him that is penetratingly conscious. That family is a wonder to behold.
This is a principled woman speaking, not a typical dodgy politician.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v8FZTGiqt7Y
There is something we can do, says Sarah. Offer help to fearful women
A difficult path
I wholeheartedly agree with Palin's attitude here, and with her denunciation of what seems a Nazi-style eugenics program. Yet, as much as I oppose abortion and favor controls by the states, I am leery about compelling women to give birth to children with severe congenital defects. That's a decision for the parents, not for the state, though personally I wish that more parents could have the faith to see that love for a handicapped child is a worthy thing, with God right there to help the parents along.
I applaud my good friends who have an 18-year-old son that they greatly cherish and continue to care for, though he is profoundly retarded and unable to walk or feed himself. Even so, I notice that there is something within him that is penetratingly conscious. That family is a wonder to behold.
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