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Pseudogenes Are Going the Way of Darwin’s “Rudimentary Organs”

Long described as useless leftovers of evolution, pseudogenes are rising from the junk pile as functional entities. Read More ›
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Eliminating the Sufferer: In Canada, Hospital Waiting Room Promotes Euthanasia

Euthanasia corrupts everything it touches. That includes the healthcare system and a society’s perception of the value of people with serious disabilities and illnesses. Read More ›
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Bruni “Gets It” on Disability Bias — Except for Assisted Suicide

When New York Times columnist Frank Bruni isn’t driving me nuts, it’s usually because he’s on vacation from his (very well written) column. Read More ›
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Darwinism, Infanticide, and Human Exceptionalism

Writing at National Review Online, Wesley Smith asks, “Does Darwinism Lead to Infanticide Acceptance?” Read More ›

Eugenics is over…right?

Not so fast, say disabilities advocates Andrew J. Imparato and Anne C. Sommers of the American Association of People With Disabilities. In their Washington Post article, “Haunting Echoes of Eugenics,” the two authors describe, among other things, the terrible campaign to eliminate persons with Down syndrome before they ever arrive.

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