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EDITOR'S NOTE: The following is an open letter to Nicholas Provenzo from Canadian researcher Brent Rooney. Provenzo criticized Sarah Palin's decision not to abort her son, Trig, a child with Down Syndrome, in an article titled: Palin's Down syndrome child and the right to abortion. To: Nicholas Provenzo From: Brent Rooney, MSc Subject: More Suicides by Women Okay by Nicholas Provenzo In less than 20 minutes a pregnant woman can almost double her risk of being a homicide victim in the next 8 years and multiply her risk of suicide by 2 1/2 in the following 8 years. [Reardon, 1]...

In stunningly self-centered, cruel fashion, Nicholas Provenzo, writer for the Center for the Advancement of Capitalism suggests that Sarah Palin’s decision to give birth to a child with Down Syndrome, is a financial burden that others are forced to suffer with. Provenzo, who has written opinion pieces for the Washington Times, Capitalism Magazine, and the Atlanta Journal Constitution, as well as being a guest on Bill Maher’s former show, Politically Incorrect, makes his case for “the morality of aborting a fetus diagnosed with Down syndrome.” The full first paragraph of the piece which is circulating amidst the blogosphere reads (emphasis...

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...