Atheism and eugenics

Atheism has historically been and is currently linked to eugenics.

In the infamous 1927 Supreme Court ruling Buck v. Bell, the majority opinion ruled in favor of forced sterilizations on "socially inadequate" people. The decision was written by atheist Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr., a progressive who believed in Darwinian evolution/Social darwinism[1] and who notoriously said that "three generations of imbeciles are enough."[2]

Margaret Sanger, the founder of Planned Parenthood, was a racist progressive and anti-Christian bigot who rejected Judeo-Christian Values; her work was tied to Nazism.[3][4] Adolf Hitler, an anti-religious dictator and likely atheist,[5] was responsible for the brutal mass murder of millions of innocent people.

## Contents

* 1 Atheism and Down syndrome abortions
* 1.1 Secular Europe and eugenic abortions
* 1.1.1 Irreligious Denmark and Down syndrome abortion
* 1.1.2 Irreligious Iceland and Down syndrome abortions
* 2 See also
* 3 References

## Atheism and Down syndrome abortions[edit]

The American Civil Liberties Union is a secular, anti-Christian organization which defends selectively aborting unborn children detected to have Down syndrome.[6][7][8] In 2018, the organization sued to block a bill in Ohio that would criminalize abortions based on a Down syndrome diagnosis.[9]

### Secular Europe and eugenic abortions[edit]

As reported in late December 2020, the birth rate for children with Down Syndrome in Secular Europe fell by 50%.[10]

#### Irreligious Denmark and Down syndrome abortion[edit]

According to the Washington Post,[11] half of Denmark residents identify as either irreligious or atheist. Heathline has reported that the country has a 98% rate of aborting children detected to have Down syndrome.[12]

It was reported by The Atlantic in December 2020 that only 18 children born in Denmark in the previous year had Down syndrome due to eugenic abortions.[13][14] However, the article had received harsh criticism from some pro-lifers for refusing to condemn eugenics.[15]

#### Irreligious Iceland and Down syndrome abortions[edit]

According to the Washington Post in January 2016, over half of residents in Iceland are irreligious and very few believe in creationism.[16] The country has nearly a 100% abortion rate for unborn children with Down syndrome.[12][17][18]

## See also[edit]

* Atheism and moral depravity
* Atheism and human rights violations

## References[edit]

1. ↑ Oliver Wendell Holmes. history.com. Retrieved February 20, 2021.
2. ↑ Gershman, Bennett L. (January 25, 2012). “Three Generations of Imbeciles Are Enough”. Huffington Post. Retrieved February 20, 2021.
3. ↑ D'Souza, Dinesh (September 1, 2017). Exclusive – D’Souza: The Hitler-Sanger Connection. Breitbart News. Retrieved February 20, 2021.
4. ↑ Nolte, John (July 14, 2015). Racist, Pro-Nazi Roots of Planned Parenthood Revealed. Breitbart News. Retrieved February 20, 2021.
5. ↑ Rosenwald, Michael S. (April 20, 2019). Hitler hated Judaism. But he loathed Christianity, too.. Washington Post. Retrieved February 20, 2021.
6. ↑ The Offensive Hypocrisy of Banning Abortion for a Down Syndrome Diagnosis. ACLU. Retrieved February 20, 2021.
7. ↑ Hawkins, Kristin (January 17, 2019). ACLU: It Would be “Perverse” Not to Kill Babies With Down Syndrome in Abortions. LifeNews.com. Retrieved February 20, 2021.
8. ↑ Ertelt, Steven (December 27, 2019). Head of ACLU Disability Project Thinks It’s Okay to Kill Babies With Down Syndrome in Abortions. LifeNews.com. Retrieved February 20, 2021.
9. ↑ Multiple references:
* ACLU Challenges Ohio Law That Criminalizes Abortion After Down Syndrome Diagnosis. Huffington Post via Reuters. Retrieved February 20, 2021.
* Bohon, Dave (February 17, 2018). ACLU Sues to Block Ohio’s Down Syndrome Abortion Ban. The New American. Retrieved February 20, 2021.
* Hellmann, Jesse (February 15, 2018). ACLU sues to block Ohio law banning Down syndrome abortions. The Hill. Retrieved February 20, 2021.
10. ↑ Fiano-Chesser, Cassy (December 28, 2020). Birth rates for babies with Down syndrome drop by over 50% in Europe. LiveAction. Retrieved February 20, 2021.
11. ↑ Noack, Rick (April 14, 2015). Map: These are the world’s least religious countries. Washington Post. Retrieved February 20, 2021.
12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 The Debate Over Terminating Down Syndrome Pregnancies. Healthline. Retrieved February 20, 2021.
13. ↑ The Last Children of Down Syndrome. The Atlantic. Retrieved February 20, 2021.
14. ↑ Bilger, Micaiah (November 30, 2020). Mother: “We Would Have Asked for an Abortion if We Knew” Our Baby Had Down Syndrome. LifeNews.com. Retrieved February 20, 2021.
15. ↑ Bilger, Micaiah (November 19, 2020). European Nations are “Eliminating” Down Syndrome By Aborting Babies Who Have It. LifeNews.com. Retrieved February 20, 2021.
16. ↑ Noack, Rick (January 23, 2016). In this country, literally no young Christians believe that God created the Earth. Washington Post. Retrieved February 20, 2021.
17. ↑ Kasprak, Alex (August 15, 2017). Has Iceland Eliminated Down Syndrome Through Abortion?. Snopes. Retrieved February 20, 2021.
18. ↑ Iceland Is ‘Eradicating’ Down Syndrome — by Aborting Everyone Who Has It. National Catholic Register. Retrieved February 20, 2021.

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