Twisted compassion and CDS (Compassion Deficit Syndrome)

A reader writes to tell me that his brother, who is the father of a wonderful little girl with Down Syndrome, sent him the following linked article by Kathy Ratkiewicz, entitled Compassion Deficit Syndrome Identified as Factor in Death of Millions. Referring to the abortion holocaust, bathed in the twisted language of "compassion" for women, he writes: "There is something particularly deformed and repugnant in the concept some people have of compassion in this day (Isaiah 5:20)."

"Woe to those who call evil good and good evil, who put darkness for light and light for darkness, and put bitter for sweet and sweet for bitter!" (Isaiah 5:20)

Indeed, Kathy Ratkiewicz writes:

Instead of seeing children with Down syndrome as beautiful little people
with almond-shaped eyes and winning smiles, [people with CDS] see "things" who "suffer from mental retardation" and are "deformed." Instead of seeing children,
they see "choices"; instead of recognizing the humanity of people with disabilities, they tend to see them as "burdens" to be thrown off at all costs.

... [An] almost universal feature of those afflicted with CDS is that they
see themselves as compassionate, sensible and practical in their approach to
unborn babies with disabilities. They speak of their "concern" for the child
and parents, should the child be born "disabled." They speak of "options"
and may say, "We only want what is best for you and your baby." They see
themselves as compassionate when they are glad that new methods of detecting
"deformities" in utero are found--not so that they can cure the baby--but
for the single purpose of giving mothers the "choice" of getting a "safe"
abortion.

[Hat tip to M.F.]