A new study suggests that M.R.I. brain scans on fetuses are able to predict diagnoses of autism. Both disability rights and pro-life activists should be concerned about the implications.
Matthew P. Schneider, L.C.
Matthew P. Schneider, L.C., is a priest with the Legionaries of Christ, based in the Washington, D.C. area. He currently studies graduate moral theology, and he is the author of God Loves the Autistic Mind (Pauline), to be published in June 2022.
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Why don’t pro-life and disability rights groups work together more often?
Disability rights and pro-life groups adhere to the same basic principle—that humans have inherent dignity based on who they are, not what they can do. But they don’t always recognize their common ground.