Stuart Egan, NBCT high school English teacher in North Carolina, describes what happened when he and his wife learned that the child she was carrying had Down Syndrome. They were advised that abortion was an option, even though it is not an option in their state, where it is illegal. They didn’t want an abortion. Now, they have a beloved son, Malcolm.
Egan will not judge those who made other choices. “I also will never carry a child in a womb. Neither will Donald Trump, Mike Pence, or all of the other “men” who stand to gain from their positions of power.”
But he is outraged by those who defend the rights of the unborn and take away the rights of children after they are born.
Betsy DeVos has decided to withdraw federal guidelines that protects Malcolm’s rights in school.
He has written a beautiful essay expressing his personal outrage.
“It seems that many of the politicians and policy makers like DeVos who claim to be hardline “pro-lifers” are helping to privatize the very institutions that are giving “life” to many individuals. And they are doing it in the name of free-markets, where people are supposed to be able to choose what they want hoping that the “market” controls prices and quality.
“How ironic that many politicians who proclaim to be “pro-life” become “pro-choice” when it pertains to those who are already born.”
Betsy DeVos has earned her place on this blog’s Wall of Shame. As a Jew, I cannot Judge her religious views. As a human being, I judge her cruel. Uncaring. Indifferent to those in need. Mean.
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DeVos is a WALL of SHAME. She is a ditz.
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DeVos is an inflexible ideologue. No amount of shame, guilt or cruelty will move her to change course. She is more devoted to her views than humanity. The hypocrisy of her actions would be lost on her. She is a stone.
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Thank you Stuart Egan, for your eloquent indictment of the cruelty and hypocrisy of this dumb, callow heiress.
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Wow. I agree …it is an eloquent statement….really a wall of words that hits with some kind of force. Thanks for your wisdom and empathy…..qualities our nation sure needs a lot more of these days.
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I have a hypothesis that DeVos’ policies aren’t meant to be personal; it’s just business after all and children with disabilities simply don’t fit into her Business Model. I see it as a condition of callous ignorance. She approaches education the way the dentist in “Marathon Man” approaches the practice of dentistry. And -spoiler alert- no, folks, it’s not safe!
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