| | Although [[Progressive Movement]]–inspired [[eugenics]] officially became discredited in the global outcry of the [[Holocaust]], its legacy was resurrected by neo-Marxists in [[Secular Europe]] who gradually replaced Christianity with [[scientism]]. In both [[Nazi Germany]]<ref>Khazan, Olga (September 3, 2014). [https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2014/09/a-memorial-to-the-nazis-disabled-victims/379528/ Remembering the Nazis' Disabled Victims]. ''The Atlantic''. Retrieved June 8, 2023.</ref> and countries in contemporary Europe, [[Down syndrome]] is viewed as an abnormal disease in need of "weeding out." According to Healthline, "nearly 100 percent of women in Iceland who receive a positive test for Down syndrome choose to terminate the pregnancy."<ref>Wakeman, Jessica (December 6, 2018). [https://www.healthline.com/health-news/the-debate-over-terminating-down-syndrome-pregnancies The Debate Over Terminating Down Syndrome Pregnancies]. ''Heathline''. Retrieved June 8, 2023.</ref> | | Although [[Progressive Movement]]–inspired [[eugenics]] officially became discredited in the global outcry of the [[Holocaust]], its legacy was resurrected by neo-Marxists in [[Secular Europe]] who gradually replaced Christianity with [[scientism]]. In both [[Nazi Germany]]<ref>Khazan, Olga (September 3, 2014). [https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2014/09/a-memorial-to-the-nazis-disabled-victims/379528/ Remembering the Nazis' Disabled Victims]. ''The Atlantic''. Retrieved June 8, 2023.</ref> and countries in contemporary Europe, [[Down syndrome]] is viewed as an abnormal disease in need of "weeding out." According to Healthline, "nearly 100 percent of women in Iceland who receive a positive test for Down syndrome choose to terminate the pregnancy."<ref>Wakeman, Jessica (December 6, 2018). [https://www.healthline.com/health-news/the-debate-over-terminating-down-syndrome-pregnancies The Debate Over Terminating Down Syndrome Pregnancies]. ''Heathline''. Retrieved June 8, 2023.</ref> |
| − | In comparison to European countries whose Down syndrome rate is over 90%, in the United States it is at a comparably lower 67%<ref>Bilger, Micaiah (July 9, 2020). [https://www.lifenews.com/2020/07/09/the-united-states-kills-67-of-babies-with-down-syndrome-in-abortion/ The United States Kills 67% of Babies With Down Syndrome in Abortion]. ''LifeNews''. Retrieved June 8, 2023.</ref> as a result of remaining American conservative Christian values to a significant extent relative to atheistic left-wing influences among the populations of Secular Europe. | + | In comparison to European countries whose Down syndrome rate is over 90%, in the United States it is at a comparably lower 67%<ref>Bilger, Micaiah (July 9, 2020). [https://www.lifenews.com/2020/07/09/the-united-states-kills-67-of-babies-with-down-syndrome-in-abortion/ The United States Kills 67% of Babies With Down Syndrome in Abortion]. ''LifeNews''. Retrieved June 8, 2023.</ref> as a result of remaining American conservative Christian values to a significant extent relative to the greater atheistic left-wing influence among the populations of Secular Europe. |