The Truth About Down Syndrome (What Dawkins got wrong)

[moriah]

66. We should be providing health care for all, so that shouldn't be a question.

Part of creating a truly pro-choice society is making sure that people have the resources to parent if they choose to do so, whether their child is disabled or not. That includes safety net programs for all children, adequate family leave, etc. (Most low-income households with a child with Down Syndrome would qualify for SSI for the child, who would also immediately qualify for Medicaid, but that should be accessible to all children, and adults IMHO.)

His statement was well within anti-choice territory itself, and that's the issue I have. But just as I believe abortion must be accessible, I believe parenthood should be accessible too -- in that we should prioritize our society so that if a woman gets pregnant and wants to keep the child, she is able to do so without losing her job or the roof over her head. We should feed the kids already here, too. When we have universal access to highly effective birth control, sex education that is factual instead of judgmental, and a support system for people who wish to parent, then abortion will be as "rare" as it can be. Along with all of that should come safe, legal, and accessible abortion care for women who need it, regardless of the reasons behind their choice. No one should have to feel like they have to explain why they sought or refuse a medical procedure, any more than they should have to listen to someone telling them what is "immoral".

Least of all to/from some man who is not a doctor.