Iceland Aborting Virtually All Children With Down Syndrome

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A chilling news report from CBS found that in Iceland nearly all unborn babies diagnosed with Down syndrome in the womb are aborted.

One tagline for the article said, “Iceland is on pace to virtually eliminate Down syndrome through abortion.”

But despite what many people are saying, Iceland isn’t eradicating Down syndrome. Rather, they’re killing unborn babies who are at risk for Down syndrome.

John Stonestreet with the Colson Center for Christian Worldview writes,

Make no mistake—what we’re witnessing here is the systematic extermination of children who are, by society’s standards, less than perfect.

As Stonestreet points out, research published in the American Journal of Medical Genetics found that 99% of individuals with Down syndrome report being happy and just 4% of parents regretted their decision to keep their child with Down syndrome.

You can read Stonestreet’s entire commentary on this subject here.

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NJ Man Allegedly Videotaped Women in Target Fitting Room

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According to news reports, a New Jersey man was recently arrested for allegedly filming women in fitting rooms at a Target store.

You may recall Target unveiled a policy letting men enter women’s restrooms, changing areas, and similar facilities in its stores nearly a year and a half ago.

In response, many people expressed public safety concerns about this policy, and more than 1.5 million people signed a pledge to boycott Target until the policy changes.

This latest incident underscores the need for Target to reverse course and protect the privacy and safety of its customers and employees in its stores.

It also reminds us that states like Arkansas need to protect the privacy and safety of public school students and others when it comes to showers, locker rooms, restrooms, and similar facilities in public schools and other government buildings.

Photo Credit: By Mike Kalasnik from Fort Mill, USA [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons.

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A.G. Rejects Another Recreational Marijuana Proposal

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Yesterday Attorney General Leslie Rutledge’s office rejected yet another recreational marijuana proposal.

The proposed constitutional amendment would have made it legal to grow, sell, possess, and use marijuana for recreational purposes. The attorney general rejected the proposal, citing ambiguities in its text.

By our count, this is the eighth recreational marijuana proposal submitted to the A.G.’s office since May of this year.

As we keep saying: So-called “medical marijuana” is just a stepping stone. The endgame for marijuana’s supporters is – and always has been – full legalization of marijuana.

You can read the A.G.’s entire opinion here.

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