 I came across this article, and I must say that I was not shocked. We must understand human nature here first. Our sinful nature is never satisfied. Our culture will always be willing to push the envelop farther. They might say that they just want homosexuals to be married just like heterosexuals, but from there, our society will say that bigamy and polygamy should have the right to be married just like the homosexuals, etc. The cycle will continue and the morality of our culture will continue to decay. Anytime we compromise truth and morality, the world will always ask for more.
Well, as we have chronicled, our culture is obcessed with death. We see this with the abortion debate where millions of babies are murdered in the name of "choice." Likewise, the handicap and the elderly are being murdered because their life, due to illness, disease, etc., is considered unworthy of living, and so we will "pull the plug," "remove the feeding tube," or "put them to sleep." No matter how you put it, it is murder all in the name of "life worthy of living." Over the past few years the number of babies born with Down Syndrome has dropped severely and it isn't because we have found a cure or a way to stop it. The numbers are down because we can test infants while they are still in the womb to see if they will be born with the condition. For those parents who find out that their baby will be born with this are given the option of "terminating" the baby in the name of health, stress, and for the sake of the baby's own life. Is a baby born with Down Syndrome a life worth living? Our culture thinks not. Down Syndrome isn't the only area of our culture that is dying out do to abortion. Most babies who are believed to be born with any such condition will likely be put to death. We do this because to raise a child that is handicap is too "burdensome" and hard on the family. My experience with the handicap is that they can put a smile on anyone's face. They have an ability to brighten one's day and life just by being themselves. To say that such children are not worthy to live is ridiculous and insensitive at best. And this is coming from the people who say Conservatives like me are insensitive and intolerant. In Britain, they are debating whether or not to put such people to death, but not just the unborn, but the born also. They call this "mercy killing," which is a rather silly concept. How is killing someone merciful? Have we changed the definition of mercy and death? Since when was it merciful to put one's child to death just because they are handicapped or sick? Aren't we suppose to accept people for who they are? Are we to execute people who are sick, ill, or handicap? I think not!! Perhaps the saddest part of this story in Britain is that the Church of England seem to be supporting it! Christians, do not be so naive to think that the Church in America would ever do such a thing. We are already caving in on the issue of homosexuality and are beginning to support abortion in some situations (such as rape and incest). If God is Sovereign, then all life is in His hands and He has a grand design and plan for them, both the handicap and the healthy. And for the Church of England to support such a policy that murders fellow citizens in the name of "mercy" reveals exactly why the Church is dead in Europe. The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists has said: "A very disabled child can mean a disabled family...If life-shortening and deliberate interventions to kill infants were available, they might have an impact on obstetric decision-making, even preventing some late abortions, as some parents would be more confident about continuing a pregnancy and taking a risk on outcome."
I had to read that again just to believe that someone would actually say such a thing. "A very disabled child can mean a disabled family," and they think that we should respond by murdering them? Are you serious? This is where we are going folks if we don't stand up for life and morality. We have turned family life and raising children as a burden instead of a blessing. Since Liberals like programs and counciling so much, then why not create programs that help parents cope with the condiction? Where are the doctors and "experts" who go on TV and help parents on how to deal with the different struggles of raising handcap children? There are special programs in school and in society for such individuals that help them to be able to function like everyone else. Why aren't we encourging these things instead of death? So folks, we better wake up out there and face what the future will look like very soon. The moral lunatics of our culture cannot get enough death. They will come up with all kinds of ways for us to "weed out" those who, to them, are unworthy to live. It is sad to see that the argument of Hitler's reason behind killing the Jews is the same that is being used today to murder infants, children, the elderly, the handicap, etc. God has called us to celebrate life as a divine miracle and a creative act done by our Creator. We are to celebrate life no matter what. We must compromise on this issue for the sake of "unity" and "toleration" because we will never be tolerated as long as we follow God's Word. To abandon the fight for every life is to abandon God's creation. I strongly encourage you to read this article. It is very telling of where our culture is headed. The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, a leading British medical college, has called on the health profession to debate openly the active euthanasia of seriously disabled newborns, and the Church of England supports it. The college believes the emotional and financial burden placed on parents of disabled children is a valid reason to consider the "mercy killings." "A very disabled child can mean a disabled family," stated a formal submission by the college. "If life-shortening and deliberate interventions to kill infants were available, they might have an impact on obstetric decision-making, even preventing some late abortions, as some parents would be more confident about continuing a pregnancy and taking a risk on outcome." The college submitted its call for consideration of active euthanasia to the Nuffield Council of Bioethics, a body that will look into the ethical issues raised by the policy of prolonging newborn life, and euthanasia proponents are speaking out. Among those are the Bishop of Southwark, Tom Butler, and controversial bioethics Princeton professor Peter Singer. Butler, a representative of the Church of England, sparked an outrage when he argued that leaving a severely disabled child to die is sometimes an act of compassion. He, too, acknowledged the high financial burden placed on parents as a factor. Singer also believes it is important to consider what is best for families of disabled babies. When asked by a reader of the UK Independent newspaper if he would kill a disabled baby, Singer replied: "Yes, if that was in the best interests of the baby and of the family as a whole. Many people find this shocking, yet they support a woman's right to have an abortion." While the proposal has been supported by a number of leading geneticists and medical ethicists, John Wyatt, a consultant neonatalologist at University College London hospital, said: "Once you introduce the possibility of intentional killing into medical practice, you change the fundamental nature of medicine."
_________ The above picture is a real ultrasound picture taken of a pregnant woman. The mother-to-be was pregnant with triplets, and when the picture was taken, the son seems to have given the camera a "thumbs-up." I love the story because it is very powerful and telling about the issue of the life in the womb. To read my article on the story click here. | 
