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France is hiding smiling children so as not to cause offence : Comments

By Wendy Francis, published 1/12/2016

Recently the French State Council ruled that expressions of happy children with Down syndrome were

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Terrible. I guess many suspected that after the fall of the soviet, socialism moved west, but this and castros passing have revealed its probably far beyond most peoples reckoning.
Posted by progressive pat, Thursday, 1 December 2016 8:57:11 AM
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as previously mentioned socialism is a death cult like Islam. They have a kindred spirit.
Posted by runner, Thursday, 1 December 2016 9:11:32 AM
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I see no merit in the article, which presupposes to speak for parents, confronting the most unpalatable damned if you do, damned if you don't choices! Nobody would chose!

Doctors are extremely opinionated, some even believe prescribing statins is best practise medicine!

True, some down syndrome children are less disabled than the median example, others far more!

The latter being the reason for the clinical outcome! And hardly ever the result of younger age pregnancy?

But rather, seems more prevalent with more mature mothers?

I believe there has to be a genetic cause and hope for the day, when breakthrough genetic medicine ends this disastrous dilemma for diabolically disturbed Parents!

Walk a mile or two is those shoes, then write another cold clinical unsympathetic, uncomprehendingly offensive essay if you still can?

Which Perhaps, will allow us to understand where you are coming from and why? Or why you thought you were qualified to sit in judgement over the motivations or (free will) hardest ever, decisions of others?
Alan B.
Posted by Alan B., Thursday, 1 December 2016 10:55:06 AM
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Ah- the Christian lobby - telling us what we must and must not do with our own bodies! To knowingly bring a disabled child into the world and then expect the community to support that child during and beyond your own lifetime is a decision that should not be taken lightly. With the advent of the NDIS, this country is finally accepting responsibility for the support needs of its disabled population, so the decision becomes even more weighty. It is not as though we are going to miss out on a chance to embrace diversity or remain a pluralistic country with the rate of disability increasing rapidly - ten per cent increase every year in the instance of autism, for example. I agree the French are missing out if they have banned those smiles. Prospective parents should be supported in whatever decision is right for them. If they choose to terminate it should be viewed as a responsible and unselfish choice, not an "awful fact".
Posted by estelles, Thursday, 1 December 2016 11:15:08 AM
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This article bumps along on the anti abortion trail of course: and only a woman can really know the deep emotional pain and long suffering, an abortion can or may cause.

However, as the rich continue to get richer, and the rest of us in the community of average folk, are left stranded with less and less resources to care for, over a lifetime, those with known birth defects likely to need permenant care, surly the governing arm of that society has a responsibility to minimise the cost burden, by promoting termination in whatever subtle way, as a preference to mandating the event.

But quite clearly, the French have overstepped the mark here!
Posted by diver dan, Thursday, 1 December 2016 11:16:54 AM
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progressive pat and runner,

This has ABSOLUTELY NOTHING to do with socialism.

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Alan B.,
Down syndrome is a chromosomal abnormality; it has very little to do with what genes the mother has.

If people are offended or disturbed by the consequences of their own actions then they deserve to be offended or disturbed. France is completely wrong to intervene.
Posted by Aidan, Thursday, 1 December 2016 11:28:06 AM
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