Wednesday, February 22, 2006

Dutch Lawmaker Proposes Forced Abortions to Stop "Unwanted Children"

Dutch Lawmaker Proposes Forced Abortions to Stop "Unwanted Children"
A ... councilwoman in Rotterdam says that forced abortions should be used to curb the 'problem' of unwanted children in Holland and its territories.

Alderman Marianne van den Anker ... says the forced abortion and contraception would reduce the incidence of child abuse. ....

Van den Anker said Antillean teenage mothers, drug addicts and those who are mentally disabled should be forced to have abortions and use contraception if they are having sex. .... She indicated courts would determine when women should be forced to have abortions and that social workers 'can see in 95 percent or even 100 percent of cases whether the child has a chance of growing up with love.'"

To their credit, the Dutch aren't rallying behind her. But what's alarming is that she's considered credible enough to be elected to public office.

It's not been that long since we had forced sterilization in the US.

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