Posted on 12/19/2012 11:55:05 AM PST by marshmallow
Mothers with foetuses detected to have Down’s syndrome and other disabilities should be forced into a compulsory abortion, according to a UKIP candidate’s ‘personal manifesto’.
Geoffrey Clark, who is running in a by-election on Thursday (20) for the Gravesham Rural seat on Kent County Council and the Meopham North seat on Gravesham Borough Council, was labelled ‘abhorrent’ by disability charities and parents.
His ideas, published on his website, state: “Consider compulsory abortion when the foetus is detected as having Downs, Spina Bifida or similar syndrome which, if it is born, will render the child a burden on the state as well as on the family.”
He also wants free euthanasia for the over-80s.
Andrew Diedo, from Dartford, whose 27-year-old son Chris has Down’s syndrome, said Mr Clark’s view was “perhaps born out of fear and ignorance”.
He said: “Our son with Down’s syndrome enjoys a full, happy and productive life. Anyone who knows him will agree with me that the world is a far richer place because of him.”
Disability charity Mencap’s chief executive, Mark Goldring, said he was “disgusted and shocked” at the manifesto.
“It is abhorrent that Geoffrey Clarke sees disabled people solely as a burden. We question if he is fit for public office,” he said.
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It’s good to be god.
This isn’t going to help fight off the accusations that the UKIP and euro-skepticism is just the BNP in disguise.
Can’t you just see Obama reading this and thinking, “Hmmm . . .”
What was once illegal becomes compulsory.
THIS is why we own guns.
Damned NAZIS.
Nazi is right. They were the ones who pioneered that type of genocide.
Totally agree - The closest political relative to this guy is without a doubt the NAZI (national socialist) party.
I think this is will definitely be on the table at some point. Dems will start with manditory “do not resesitate” orders based on age and illness, followed soon by limiting funding for preemies.
Nazi is right. They were the ones who pioneered that type of genocide.
msg to Brits:
“So, we saved your @$$ from Hitler’s ‘master race’ for nothin’, eh?”
All this killing of those deemed to be “worthless” in Europe and we wonder why we have shootings?
My perfectly normal, highly intelligent 12 year old grandson was a false “positive” Down’s test.
The world is insane.
Makes me want to want Logan’s Run again.
Makes me want to watch Logan’s Run again.
Those provisions are likey already hidden in Obamacare.
You'd think the pro choice crowd would let the family decide on whether they wanted to take on that burden.
As for being a burden on the state, there are over 50 million people who have proven themselves a lifelong burden on the state. Start there.
Oswald Moseley would be proud.
This a-hole will burn in hell! They are our most innocent, and I would trade them for all the convicts in prison any day of the week.
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