President Joe Biden’s abortion-loving acolytes gave a standing ovation to Texas mom Kate Cox during his State of the Union last week. Guests of honor at the annual address tend to be Americans of courage or contribution, such as military heroes, cultural trailblazers, or victims of tragedies. But Cox is just a 31-year-old Texan who sued her state over its abortion laws, traveled to a different state, and killed her unborn baby for the crime of being imperfect. Stunning and brave.
Cox’s poor child had received a prenatal diagnosis of Trisomy 18, which is associated with growth obstacles and developmental delays. But while some babies with this diagnosis die in utero or within the weeks or months after birth, others thrive for years, even into their teens and twenties.
Cox’s child could have been one of these success stories, but we’ll never know.
Sadly, as prenatal testing advanced in the years following Roe v. Wade, the number of elective abortions in response to fetal anomalies rose. Parents in the United States kill an alarming percentage of preborn babies diagnosed — possibly incorrectly — with Down syndrome, Trisomy 18, spina bifida, cystic fibrosis, and many other conditions. At best, it’s euthanasia. At worst, it’s eugenics.
Medical “advice” seems to be a major contributing factor to the rates of abortion after adverse diagnoses. The vast majority of OB-GYNs and other health care professionals automatically prescribe abortion for fetal anomalies, and they urge it repeatedly. A new study from the Family Research Council
