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@RichardDawkins but altogether very sad and I suggest very poor judgement on your part. #ShameOnYou

@MullensMusings And on the part of more than half the people actually faced with the decision in Europe or America?

And that, sir, is what is truly immoral. @RichardDawkins

@TorchOWyatt Yes, well that's your point of view. It's not the point of view of most doctors or most women pregnant with a Down fetus.

.@RichardDawkins If woman are allowed to abort children carrying DS, can they abort based on fetus with a specific skin color?

@jlangdale @RichardDawkins Having a certain colour of skin is an impairment? Comparable to having a very serious disability?

@lesimonator @RichardDawkins The question is not what I think is impairment or disability, does the mother have the right to label traits?

@jlangdale @RichardDawkins DS is a genetic defect. Skin is skin. Probably why they don't do a skin colour test on unborn fetuses.

@lesimonator @RichardDawkins So are you saying that you get to make this choice for a woman?

@jlangdale @RichardDawkins not at all. I'm saying you're completely absurd to compare those two things. These things are tested for a reason

@lesimonator @RichardDawkins You're stating the obvious, and avoiding answering the question.

.@RichardDawkins But would you agree that we can't possibly know the ultimate evolutionary outcome of keeping or eliminating DS?

@jlangdale @RichardDawkins Well actually with a trisomy I don't see any evolutionary outcome, since the subjects are usually sterile.