From around the 1910s through the end of World War II, eugenicists promoted not only involuntary sterilization of the so - called «unfit,» but also infanticide of disabled babies (which was not carried out beyond Germany). (firstthings.com)
Accordingly, his work castigated legalized abortion, partial - birth terminations, unethical experimentation on disabled babies, health - care rationing, the intentional dehydration of Terri Schiavo, euthanasia, and other life - disaffirming issues and policies that reared their ugly heads over the last thirty or so years of his writing career. (firstthings.com)
Unsurprisingly, when the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecology called in 2006 for a debate on Dutch - style «mercy killing» of severely disabled babies, Jim compared the proposal to the eugenics policies of the Nazis and said: «This sends the message that only the perfect are acceptable and the disabled can be discarded.» (faith.org.uk)