... according to a group of medical ethicists linked to Oxford University:
Parents should be allowed to have their newborn babies killed because they are “morally irrelevant” and ending their lives is no different to abortion, a group of medical ethicists linked to Oxford University has argued.
The article, published in the Journal of Medical Ethics, says newborn babies are not “actual persons” and do not have a “moral right to life”. The academics also argue that parents should be able to have their baby killed if it turns out to be disabled when it is born. … (read it all at The Telegraph)
As John Hinderaker at Powerline notes:
... what exactly is a “newborn?” How old does a child have to be before he or she becomes a “person?” Not all disabilities are apparent at birth. What if a child is three years old, say, when his parents realize that he has a disability of some sort? Or what if the child is ten, and the state finds out that she has a hitherto-undiscovered condition that will require expensive medical treatment? Is it too late to kill the child, or not? And what about mentally disabled infants? Do the mentally disabled ever become “persons?”
Just goes to show, when you pass a law that it is OK to kill a baby in the uterus, it is a very slippery slope to killing them outside the uterus.
Tom Blumer at NewsBusters notes:
One thing you can say about an odious paper published at the misnamed Journal of Medical Ethics on February 23 (abstract; full text) is that at least its authors, Australians Alberto Giubilini and Francesca Minerva, didn't fall back on abortion-supporting American politicians' obfuscating "choice" language in discussing what they advocate.
Donald Sensing on Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner's comment that "... the "most fortunate Americans" should pay more in taxes for the "privilege of being an American."
So in Geithner land, being born an American is a privilege. (Of course, to most of the Left, being born at all is a prvilege.)
They tell us what they really think, don't they.
This is where I wanted to post my disgust.
I think that maybe I should start including medical ethicists on my personal "targeted killing" wish list.
Take note, people, I value children's lives more than ANYONE else's.
Posted by: R.J. Godlewski | February 29, 2012 at 04:13 PM
That's what I figured, R.J., but I didn't want to presume...
It is pathetic, that this is what happens once you start down the road of killing babies, where does it stop? Apparently it doesn't in some people's minds
Posted by: Debbie | February 29, 2012 at 04:32 PM
I know, and judging by some of the comments at the original article, many people see no wrong with this.
As Prof. Peter Kreeft wrote back in 1990, the Brits already call this the "Post-Christian" era.
Just goes to show you what happens when you remove God from your life. Sooner or later, anyone or anything takes his place.
Call me foolish, but I still say that that "one" or "something" is Satan.
Wonder how much of these 'ethics' is predicated upon Islam's "mercy killings"?
Posted by: R.J. Godlewski | February 29, 2012 at 04:37 PM
Does'nt suprize me that this came out of Oxford U. Thats what happens to a country thats had 50 + years of humanistic Socialism/Liberalism. The fact that the UK is going down the toilet bowl and will probaly be controlled as a Caliphate in 30 years is no secret. Hopefully we can vote that turd we got , out in Nov because he's taking us down the same damn path.
Posted by: PALADIN | February 29, 2012 at 05:03 PM
In the case of these 2 morally corrupt bastards Alberto Giubilini and Francesca Minerva you don't become a person until the age of 80. Let the killing begin!
Posted by: Mystical Time Traveler | February 29, 2012 at 06:02 PM
Look at what is happening in Syria, little children, specifically boys, are being killed, tortured physically and sexually. Look at any Islamic/Arab nation and you see the same thing.
You also see little girls being force to under cliterectomies, even in places like Holland with large Muslim populations. It is torture.
You slide down the heathen anti-Christian road and this is what happens
Debbie
Right Truth
http://www.righttruth.typepad.com
Posted by: Debbie | February 29, 2012 at 11:13 PM
I'm not surprised. In the coming years they will seek to make pedophilia and bestiality as acceptable as they have made homosexuality.
Posted by: Trestin | March 01, 2012 at 10:19 AM
Doesn't surprise me either that this is coming out of Oxford. The universities have completely rejected their historic role as producing leaders and thinkers, now it is all 'let the good times role', history doesn't matter, and whatever is convenient. Disgusting. I have no problem with seeing this turds 'offed' - think I'll go watch a movie where the bad guys die and the good guys get away with dealing with some human monsters.
Posted by: Susan Benton | March 01, 2012 at 10:46 AM
RJ -'"targeted killing" wish list'
Homeland security - you may be interested in RJ Godlewski, if he's not on your radar already, he fits many of your profiling criteria for a domestic terrorist.
Gun worshiping tea partier , lives in Michigan, always banging on about the Constitution's arcane areas, and now he's posting about targeted killing wish lists.
Posted by: Mike accolyte | March 01, 2012 at 11:47 AM
I prefer my cats to brats , but then I am a proud atheist !
Posted by: Mike accolyte 2 | March 01, 2012 at 11:54 AM
Well done Oxford University.
You put the great in Great Britain.
And ain't it funny how the more wacko your prolife stance is the more pro death penalty your stance is ?
Posted by: Mike acolyte 3 | March 01, 2012 at 12:03 PM
"As Prof. Peter Kreeft wrote back in 1990, the Brits already call this the "Post-Christian" era."
ABSOLUTELY true. And one of the many reasons I love living here.
Posted by: DemocratsAbroad | March 01, 2012 at 12:12 PM
Hell is growing hotter by the day.
Posted by: Grouch at Right Truth | March 01, 2012 at 12:34 PM
As you quoted yourself at your place, Grouch - I paraphrase- Being with Christians for eternity (heaven) would be most atheist's (including this one's) idea of HELL. Still enjoying Morbid Stangers whilst on this mortal coil.
Posted by: DemocratsAbroad | March 01, 2012 at 12:55 PM
DemocratsAbroad..aka Mike acolyte 1 2 +3 <----- Still An Eternal Idiot, and still posing as other idiots....Pathetic ! LOLSSS !
Posted by: PALADIN | March 01, 2012 at 05:03 PM
Nice to see PLADIN still autoresponding as boringly as before zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
Posted by: DemocratsAbroad | March 01, 2012 at 05:44 PM
That's PALADIN - but it's a stupid christian soldier name however you spell it ,
who will no doubt boringly claim he 'owns me' .
Grouch - I'm butting out of the 'high school name calling' NOW, even if PALADIN doesn't.
Posted by: DemocratsAbroad | March 01, 2012 at 05:49 PM
"Just goes to show, when you pass a law that it is OK to kill a baby in the uterus, it is a very slippery slope to killing them outside the uterus."
Exactly. Which is why we should resist these moves at every turn. Give them this and next they'll be marching the disabled into cattle trucks, nazi style.
On and on it'll go, these types are never sated.
Posted by: Right Wing Theocrat | March 02, 2012 at 12:16 AM
@Mike - "I prefer my cats to brats , but then I am a proud atheist !"
Cats ey, no kids, i'm glad to hear that.
Oh and what's there to be proud of?
Posted by: Right Wing Theocrat | March 02, 2012 at 12:42 AM