Dawkins’ views on Downs spark horror

Nicola Laver  |  UK & Ireland
Date posted:  1 Jul 2021
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Renowned atheist Richard Dawkins has reignited anger over his views on Down’s syndrome and abortion.

In a recent interview with Brendan O’Connor, an Irish radio presenter who has a child of his own with Down’s syndrome, Dawkins said aborting Down’s babies would be ‘wise’.

The exchange came some years after Dawkins commented on Twitter in 2014 that Down’s babies in the womb should be aborted. He said: ‘It would be immoral to bring it into the world if you have the choice.’

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