Libertarian Group Condemns Sarah Palin for Not Killing Disabled Baby in Abortion

Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) -- A writer for a libertarian group has written perhaps the most scathing attack on pro-life vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin since the Alaska governor was announced weeks ago as John McCain's running mate. Nicholas Provenzo condemns Palin for the birth of her baby Trig, who has Down syndrome.

Provenzo, who writes for the Center for the Advancement of Capitalism, not only bashes her for allowing Trig to be born, but says she should have made the so-called morally justifiable decision to kill him in an abortion.

The Center for the Advancement of Capitalism bills itself as a group "dedicated to advancing individual rights and economic freedom through Ayn Rand's philosophy of Objectivism."

"Like many, I am troubled by the implications of Alaska governor and Republican Vice Presidential candidate Sarah Palin's decision to knowingly give birth to a child disabled with Down syndrome," Provenzo writes.

"Given that Palin's decision is being celebrated in some quarters, it is crucial to reaffirm the morality of aborting a fetus diagnosed with Down syndrome (or by extension, any unborn fetus)—a freedom that anti-abortion advocates seek to deny," he adds.

Provenzo advocates not only a discriminatory, but apparently a pro-eugenics view of the disabled that rivals that of Nazi Germany.

"A parent has a moral obligation to provide for his or her children until these children are equipped to provide for themselves," he contends. "Because a person afflicted with Down syndrome is only capable of being marginally productive (if at all) and requires constant care and supervision, unless a parent enjoys the wealth to provide for the lifetime of assistance that their child will require, they are essentially stranding the cost of their child's life upon others"

Provenzo goes on to condemn National Review writer Michael Franc, who sees Down syndrome's victims as "ambassadors of God" who "offer us the opportunity to rise to that greatest of all challenges."

In a rebuke that smacks of selfishness at its worse, Provenzo says, "for many" potential parents of disabled babies, "that opportunity for challenge is little more than a lifetime of endless burden."

Fortunately for Trig, Palin decided otherwise.

While as many as 80-90 percent of unborn children diagnosed with Down syndrome become victims of abortion, Palin didn't let her child become a statistic. Palin, who has deeply-felt pro-life views, gave birth to her fifth child in April and the baby was diagnosed with the condition.

"Trig is beautiful and already adored by us," Palin said in a statement LifeNews.com obtained at the time.

"We knew through early testing he would face special challenges, and we feel privileged that God would entrust us with this gift and allow us unspeakable joy as he entered our lives," she said.

'We have faith that every baby is created for good purpose and has potential to make this world a better place. We are truly blessed," the 44 year-old governor added.

Trig was born on Friday, one month before his due date, and he weighed 6 pounds, 2 ounces.

ACTION: Contact the Center for the Advancement of Capitalism with your condemnation of his remarks at http://www.capitalismcenter.org/Feedback or info@capitalismcenter.org

The Center for the Advancement of Capitalism bills itself as a group "dedicated to advancing individual rights and economic freedom through Ayn Rand's philosophy of Objectivism."

Hmm, maybe Whittaker Chambers’ review of Atlas Shrugged was right after all

Having read all of Rand's major works, I find it pathetic that adults buy into Rand's Objectivism hook, line and sinker. Swallowing the whole canard.

Objectivism has many philosophical points that are attractive to the hard working ambitious individual, myself included, but ultimately leaves you with a dead soul devoid of faith, hope or love of your fellow man which in the end is the reason we live and breath everyday.

So it is no surprise this author takes this horrid position and tags it with a capitalist tag to give it legitimacy

“Why is it that so much of our politics these days are influenced by gays? It seems at the political level that they are merely confirming the stereotype of gays as hyperventilating dramatists.

I think the country would be better off if we spent the amount of time appropriate in our national discourse for 3% of the population.

And, seriously, if George W. Bush was for gay “marriage” then the Iraq War would never have been as it was by the media.”

Excellent points. I stopped going to Episcopal conventions because of having to listen to that 1-3 % of the population pushing the gay agenda and whining about how evil and mean the rest of us were.

You are correct, GW would have confused the Dinosaur fishwraps and ABCNNBCBS if he had said he was for Gay marriage and was trying to kill al al Qaeda terrorists, becaused they were anti Gay Marriage.

A writer for a libertarian group

Wrong. The Center's site explicitly says:

The Center for the Advancement of Capitalism is dedicated to advancing individual rights and economic freedom through Ayn Rand's philosophy of Objectivism.

The author of this article is intentionally trying to insult the Center or doesn't have a clue what an Objectivist is.

Provenzo goes on to condemn National Review

There's been a war between Ayn Rand and National Review for about half a century.

In a rebuke that smacks of selfishness at its worse

Again: is the author trying to insult the center (and, by extension, all Objectivists) or merely operating from ignorance?

"Selfishness", in a nutshell, means "rational self-interest" to an Objectivist. It's a good thing to an Objectivist.

ACTION:

Pointless. It would be like a Wiccan screaming in a Catholic church.

The Right and Objectivists have worked together, when their interests were aligned, for decades. Dredging up a fundamental philosophical disagreement between the two, at this time, is insane or naive. And unproductive.

Oy vey.

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