The Eugenic Annihilation of Children with Down's Syndrome

[Odin]

I have always been disgusted by this increasing eugenic trend. What do you think? If upwards of 90% of individuals who think that their child will be born with Downs Syndrome kill that child, that means a number of pro-lifers are hypocrites or just utterly confused. On the flip side, how can those who believe that society must protect those who are born different encourage such a trend through the use of amniocentesis and eugenic eradication of a legitimate minority of exceptionally interesting people?

What is your opinion?

Lets suppose for a minute that those same 90% have the ability to alter the DNA profile of the child to eliminate the chance of downs syndrome or some other disease. Would you be so cavalier in your proclomation of eugenics then?

This smells like a veiled insinuation on abortion and to be honest thats an argument that just isnt going to be won.

Why? Because morals and ethics are normally self created conditions based on personal experiences. Even the ones commonly shared are opened to interpretation by the individual with there own ability to produce logic. Attempting to codify it with an appeal to someones sense of morals, from your own moralistic point of view is insincere at best, cleverly worded hyperbloe at the worst.