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A bipatisan Senate duo is expressing concern about a proposal to drop the words "lengthen life" from the National Institutes of Health mission statement.
The NIH's mission statement currently reads, "to seek fundamental knowledge about the nature and behavior of living systems and the application of that knowledge to enhance health, lengthen life, and reduce illness and disability." But a proposed new mission statement reads, "To seek fundamental knowledge about the nature and behavior of living systems and to apply that knowledge to optimize health and prevent or reduce illness for all people."
In their letter to NIH Director Monica Bertagnolli, Republican Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida and Democratic Sen. Tammy Duckworth of Illinois brought up the issue of doctor-assisted suicide.
"Amid the rising openness of some countries, such as Canada and the Netherlands, as well as a handful of states toward physician-assisted suicide, we are concerned that eliminating the stated goal of lengthening life within the NIH’s mission statement without explanation or justification could have a negative impact on people's existing attitudes towards the quality of life of people with disabilities. People with disabilities deserve to be treated with the same dignity and respect as non-disabled people, but stereotypes and bias in the research and healthcare sectors continue to prevent people with disabilities from getting the care they need, when they need it," the lawmakers said in the letter.
The senators asked several questions, including what motivation drove the proposal to nix the words "lengthen life" from the mission statement.
A 2022 report by the Advisory Committee to the Director Working Group on Diversity, Subgroup on Individuals with Disabilities recommended that the NIH strike the reference to disability from the mission statement. "The current mission statement could be interpreted as perpetuating ableist beliefs that disabled people are flawed and need to be 'fixed,'" the report stated. The report did not take issue with the mission statement's "lengthen life" language.
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Poll: Over half of Democrats support the slaughter of unborn babies with Down syndrome
A new poll has revealed that over half of Democrats support lethal discrimination against babies diagnosed with Down syndrome.
The latest Marist poll commissioned by the Knights of Columbus revealed this week that 58% of Americans surveyed oppose or strongly oppose abortion "because the child will be born with Down Syndrome."
39% of respondents alternatively said they support or strongly support the selective termination of members of that group of human beings previously lumped into the category of "lives not worth living" by the Nazi regime and gleefully targeted for eradication in recent years by other eugenicist nations.
These responses reflect significant changes since 2021, when the annual Knights of Columbus-Marist Poll found that 69% of Americans were against aborting babies with Down syndrome and only 22% signaled support.
Responses this year were even more damning when broken down according to respondents' general views on abortion and political affiliation.
54% of self-described "pro-choice" respondents said they supported the termination of potential politicians, actors, religious role models, and artists on the basis of Down syndrome diagnoses.
Self-identified Democrats were even more supportive of the program — 56% said they supported or strongly supported abortion in cases where the baby has Down syndrome. By way of comparison, only 24% of Republicans signaled support and 39% of self-identified independents expressed support.
Down syndrome or trisomy 21 is a genetic disorder that varies in severity but does not preclude those affected from living long and fulfilling lives. According to the Mayo Clinic, it is caused when abnormal cell division produces an extra full or partial copy of chromosome 21.
Granted the continued need to protect people with Down syndrome, Kansas Rep. Ron Estes (R) re-introduced legislation Thursday that would federally ban physicians from knowingly performing an abortion because a baby received a prenatal diagnosis of trisomy 21.
The "Protecting Individuals with Down Syndrome Act," which has been referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary, notes that the U.S. Supreme Court's Dobbs ruling "correctly affirmed that there is no constitutional right to abort an unborn child and that the Court's prior decision in Roe was not based in the Constitution's text nor was it deeply rooted in the history and tradition of the United States."
Estes' bill also highlights that federal law presently protects people with disabilities from discrimination, including in the provision of medical care.The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, for instance, states, "Disability is a natural part of the human experience and in no way diminishes the right of individuals to participate in or contribute to society."
Estes' bill further underscores that individuals with Down syndrome "are inherently valuable and worthy of dignity and respect. They enrich and strengthen our society in countless ways, including but not limited to by building meaningful relationships, participating in and creating families, learning, and working alongside other Americans."
Despite this understanding, people with Down syndrome are nevertheless targeted for destruction here and abroad.
According to a 2012 study published in the journal Prenatal Diagnosis, the weighted mean abortion rate for babies diagnosed with Down syndrome in the U.S. was 67%.
Joint Economic Committee Republicans estimated in 2022 that 80% more babies with Down syndrome would be born every year absent selective abortion.
The Independent reported that Iceland only sees one or two children with Down syndrome born every year because nearly all expectant mothers on the island who receive a positive prenatal test have their child promptly executed.
H.R. 461 would make it unlawful to kill an unborn baby on the basis of a test or prenatal diagnosis indicating the child has Down syndrome. Additionally, it would prohibit the use of coercion or intimidation to prompt a mother into getting an abortion on the basis of her baby's Down syndrome diagnosis.
"Having one more chromosome should never be validation for ending life, and the Protecting Individuals with Down Syndrome Act protects individuals with disabilities," Estes said in a statement. "This is common-sense legislation that will save precious lives."
The resolution has received support in both chambers of Congress. Sen. Steve Daines (R-Mont.) will reportedly soon introduce a companion bill in the Senate.
"Every life is created with God-given dignity and potential — no matter how small or how many chromosomes they may have," said Daines. "We are making great strides to build a culture of life in America, but there is more work to be done. Now more than ever it's critical we continue our fight on the federal level to be a voice for the most vulnerable and protect young moms from the dangers of do-it-yourself chemical abortions."
The Knights of Columbus-Marist poll also revealed that 20% of Democratic respondents supported or strongly supported abortion on the basis of the babies' sex. 86% of all respondents indicated they were opposed to sex-selective abortions.
66% of all respondents suggested there should limits placed on when abortion is allowed. 49% of Democrats and 84% of Republicans agreed.
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If You Take The Elevator To The Second Floor, You Don’t Deserve Legs
There are few reasons why any able-bodied person should ever ride the elevator one floor instead of tackling a single flight of stairs.Vice President Harris announces her pronouns and provides a description of her attire at roundtable event
Vice President Kamala Harris provided her pronouns and a brief description of her attire at a roundtable event on Tuesday
The event occurred on the 32nd anniversary of the date when President George H.W. Bush signed the Americans with Disabilities Act into law. Harris indicated that the meeting would involve discussion about how the recent Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization Supreme Court ruling will impact individuals with disabilities — last month, the high court issued the decision which enables states to ban abortions.
Harris noted at the beginning of the event that she uses she/her pronouns, and she described herself as a "woman ... wearing a blue suit."
The vice president's decision to announce her pronouns comes as many liberals continue to peddle radical leftist gender ideology, which involves the notion that biological men can identify as women, and vice versa.
Her comments attracted significant attention on social media.
"One of the many aspects that makes this so stupid is that Kamala is describing her clothing in order to help the visually impaired, and yet she's pointlessly wearing a mask which needlessly alienates the hearing impaired," tweeted conservative commentator Matt Walsh of the Daily Wire.
GOP Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas commented on the vice president's remarks by tweeting, "But what is a woman?"
"How does she know though....about the woman thing.... or the blue thing for that matter," Harmeet Dhillon tweeted.
\u201cHow does she know though....about the woman thing.... or the blue thing for that matter.\u201d— Harmeet K. Dhillon (@Harmeet K. Dhillon) 1658862481
"If she would repudiate woke inanities and move towards a commonsensical centrism, she would be embraced by a majority of Americans. Instead, she just digs in," Christina Sommers tweeted.
"Progressivism is a cult," Newsweek opinion editor Josh Hammer tweeted.
"And they wonder why ordinary Americans think these people have lost their grip," Dan McLaughlin of National Review Online tweeted.
"You know this was a meeting with disability advocates, right? Common courtesy might not be something the RNC understands, but most Americans think we should have more of it. Go on ridiculing people for being nice though," Democratic Sen. Tammy Duckworth of Illinois tweeted, referring to the Republican National Committee.
\u201cYou know this was a meeting with disability advocates, right? Common courtesy might not be something the RNC understands, but most Americans think we should have more of it. Go on ridiculing people for being nice though.\u201d— Tammy Duckworth (@Tammy Duckworth) 1658880681
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