Dawkins: ‘Immoral’ not to abort Down’s syndrome child
Leading atheist Richard Dawkins has been widely criticised for claiming that it is “immoral” not to abort Down’s syndrome babies, during a debate on Twitter.
In response to a tweet which asked whether close to 1,000 Down’s syndrome abortions in England and Wales in 2012 is “civilised”, Professor Dawkins said it is “very civilised”, because these are “foetuses, diagnosed before they have human feelings”.
He sparked the debate by linking to a story about Ireland’s abortion laws, and saying, “Ireland is a civilised country except in this 1 area”....