Abortion

  • The eradication of a group of people is a definition of genocide. The high rate of pregnancy terminations following a Down syndrome diagnosis in Iceland has been a subject of significant international attention and bioethical debate. The core data on prenatal screening and elective termination in Iceland reflects a highly consistent statistical pattern: The Core…

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  • On January 12, 1948, two police officers from the Waseda precinct in Tokyo accidentally came upon the remains of five infants. While that shocking find was clearly suspect, it was affirmed by an autopsy that showed the infants’ deaths were not natural. An investigation led to the arrest of one Miyuki Ishikawa, two conspirators, and…

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