Writing in the National Review, Gary Bauer (no relation) and Daniel Allott say abortions of pregnancies in which Down syndrome is diagnosed have become an “epidemic.”

They say action is needed to counter a “decidedly pro-abortion prejudice against babies with disabilities” within the medical establishment. The recently approved Kennedy-Brownback bill is a good start, they say, but training for medical professionals is also needed.

Gary Bauer is president of American Values, an organization dedicated to protecting “life, marriage, family, faith and freedom,” and ran unsuccessfully for the Republican presidential nomination in 1999. Daniel Allott is senior writer at American Values.

See also:

• The Trig Palin effect, by Daniel Allott in the Washington Times
• There is help and hope for people with Down syndrome, by Anne Downey in the Buffalo [NY] News

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