AUTISM TEST ON UNBORN BABIES RAISES FEARS OF MORE ABORTIONS

12/01/09 21:13 Filed in: Life IssuesAbortion, Infanticide --Killing Babies
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Here is another flawed test which will produce massive numbers of false positives and lead to the deaths of countless babies in the womb. We are fast becoming the most heinous and diabolical culture -- an outsider would never guess that we once possessed the Faith.

From dailymail: "Babies exposed to high levels of testosterone in the womb have a higher risk of developing autistic traits, research has revealed.

The link to the male hormone could provide a way to test unborn babies for the condition and has added a new dimension to the debate about the ethics of screening.

In testing of the mother's hormone levels, Prof Baron-Cohen, of Cambridge University, said the children did not have a diagnosis of autism but the research had found a correlation between testosterone produced by the unborn babies and the number of traits displayed.

But he added: ‘Our ongoing collaboration with the Biobank in Denmark will enable us to test that link in the future.’ The prospect of pre-natal testing raised concerns that it could lead to parents feeling pressured to terminate an affected pregnancy.

A spokesman from Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales said: ‘The debate prompted by the possibility of genetic testing for autism in the womb needs to be channelled creatively.

‘What our society is contemplating are the first steps of a truly revolutionary and inhuman path.

‘The only way out is to rediscover the fundamental dignity and value of every human life from its first beginnings.

‘Without this firm moral bedrock, we are in grave danger of sliding inexorably towards a new eugenics.’ ..."

"Autism is an umbrella term for a range of developmental disorders that have a lifelong effect on someone’s ability to interact socially and communicate. Related problems – autism spectrum disorders such as Asperger’s syndrome – also result in special teaching needs.

Such disorders are thought to affect around one in 100 children, although British researchers last year said the true rate is far higher."

For more and an historical analysis of the geniuses who are suspected on having some form of Autism see the original article.

Photograph: A Nazi propaganda poster which reads: "...because God cannot want the sick and ailing to produce." This poster was designed to gain support for the Nazi Euthanasia program.

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