Evil: Dr. André Lalonde Worries That Down's Syndrome Infants Aren't Being Aborted Enough

Dr. André Lalonde, Executive Vice President and spokesperson of the Canadian Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (SOGC), says he is "concerned" that Canadian women, who are too damn dumb rock stupid socially unsophisticated to know better, might not understand that they should abort their Down's syndrome babies. Why, these Canadian women might see that Sarah Palin kept her baby, despite what their OB/GYNs are saying!  They might think it's acceptable to keep a "special needs" infant!

I mean, the abortion rate for Canadian children with Down's is between 80% and 90%. Apparently, Dr. Lalonde doesn't think 90% is high enough.

The SOGC is trying to alibi for their executive VP, but their effort is lame. If they really cared about the high murder rate of the "special needs" unborn, they would have addressed it a long time ago.

For the rest of the story, check out the Canadian Down Syndrome Society, or LifeSiteNews. Read the stories of families who had to deal with one of these "helpful" doctors who seemingly couldn't wait to murder a baby, or "institutionalize" a child whose only offense is being born different.

From the Globe & Mail (article available in PDF format on the Canadian Down Syndrome Society website), I quote:

"But others fear Ms. Palin's emergence as a parental role model sends a different message. As a vocal opponent of abortion, Mrs. Palin's widely discussed decision to keep her baby, knowing he would be born with the condition, may inadvertently influence other women who lack the necessary emotional and financial support to do the same, according to André Lalonde, executive vice-president of the Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada.

"Dr. Lalonde said that, above all else, women must be free to choose, and that popular messages to the contrary could have detrimental effects on women and their families.

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

Who gets to decide if a woman has the "necessary emotional and financial support" to keep a perfectly "normal" baby? Dr. Lalonde? The vaunted Canadian Health System? Or the woman in question? Why would it be any different when the baby has special needs?

"Free to choose," in Dr. Lalonde's worldview, is apparently semantically equivalent to "free to murder."

"Popular messages to the contrary" --- i.e., Sarah Palin --- "could have detrimental effects on women and their families." "Detrimental?" How so?  In what way? 

This doctor's statement is prima facie evidence that high-impact evil can wear the face of a kindy OB/GYN.

The first step in fighting evil is identifying it.  Don't be afraid to point it out and announce its true nature, no matter the disguse it wears!

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