It almost sounds like you're blaming the US for the deaths of hostages. I don't know if that was your intent but...

With some of the Photoshops, it's unclear if people are simply making light of the situation. In others, it does appear that they are poking fun at ISIS. The concern, obviously, is that people might seem too light-hearted about the lives of these men. Or perhaps, they're using humor to resist being controlled through…

I was pretty much going to say the same thing. No way that the Japanese government is going to hand over $200 million to these people with the hope that both of them would be alive at the payoff. The more ISIS people are pissed because they're made fun of, the better. Fuck all of them.

I think they're handling it properly... yes, two mens lives are at stake, but if you give ISIS 200 million thousands more will be at risk... Sad to say. ISIS just needs to be dealt with.

This. Those men will be killed anyway. Responding to an inevitable tragedy with a giant 'Fuck You' is admirable.

let's be honest here - these hostages probably ARE going to die, and it won't be because of a silly meme. It's because of people trying to use fear as a means of control - the definitive terrorist. Best way to not die? Don't go to the fucking Middle East. Best way to fight terrorism? Don't bow to their control. If…

This is the correct way to handle these numbskulls, bravo on the kids who came up with this.

They can go on to have a happy and natural life. But from what I've seen in my job working with such families a lot of children with conditions like Downs on the more extreme end or severe physical incapability are just left to fall through the cracks by social services. Care in the Community in the UK has…

It's okay if you don't think Downs is a reason to terminate a pregnancy. It's okay, as long as you realize that women don't (and shouldn't) need you to think that their reason for terminating is a good one in order to get an abortion. How happy, healthy, and relevant could any baby/child/person (let alone a person…

Yeah, talking about the slaughter of already born Downs folks and aborting the pregnancy of a fetus with Downs is two completely completely different things, and the comparison makes me ill. Anytime people invoke Hitler into the abortion debate, as the grandchild of concentration camp survivors, I get pretty pissed…

The Nazis were also opposed to all abortions. What is your point?

Screw you. Just seriously, screw you. Some of us who come down on the side of choice are interested in reasoned debates. See my previously posted comment about the child I am carrying RIGHT FUCKING NOW that has a high likelihood of having Down syndrome.

It's absolutely ridiculous to compare the slaughter or forced sterilization of actual people with the termination of a genetically malformed fetus. Just, no.

No one is forced to terminate a pregnancy that tests positive for Down's Syndrome.

I think that advocating for kids with Downs Syndrome and providing support and education about the issue is one thing, but banning abortion if a fetus has Downs is quite another. I personally think it's awful how cruel and judgmental some people are toward women who have babies with Downs. I've heard people talk about…

I actually agree with you, but see, when bills like this are crafted, no one is thinking about addressing the stigmas that cause these eugenics campaigns in the first place. These politicians are not included taxpayer money in their agenda that will care for these unwanted babies once they get here; they are not…

A particularly heartbreaking patient was born with aencephalopathy (being born without a brain).

I agree with you - when my wife and I were expecting our child, we both decided that if it was determined that our child had downs syndrome we would absolutely go through with it. That said, a baby with no brain or missing vital organs is a whole different ballgame. I was adopted, and am now a parent, and I am…

I'll probably regret this, but I'll take the bait. It's about choice. I'm not remotely railing against babies born with Down Syndrome or autism or any other disorders, to be perfectly clear. Yes, those babies can grow up to have decent lives, but not everyone is willing or able to make the sacrifices those children…

No one is saying you have to terminate that pregnancy. If you want to make that commitment, go ahead. But if you are not in the emotional or financial situation to be able to take care of someone for the next 60+ years of their life, because Downs folks need continued care for more than just their mental situation,…