Tolerant Dutch? Not Much.
Most countries have problems with anti-abortionists, whereas we in NL have problems with compulsory abortionists – but only if you’re a Black Antillean.
Martin came across ‘Yet I will rejoice’ , the blog of Dutch pastor Sander Chan, which contains this disturbing story about a Rotterdam woman local councillor:
Nederlands Dagblad, Thursday 16 February (Translated by Sander), original in Dutch
ROTTERDAM ? Pregnant drug addicts, mentally disabled and teens (from the Netherlands Antilles) must undergo forced abortion, according to a Rotterdam alderman Van den Anker (public health). “sometimes it is better that to say: this child should not be born”.
Van den Anker, alderman for Leefbaar Rotterdam (political party), presented her ideas for forced abortion yesterday at the publication of new figures concerning child abuse in Rotterdam. It reported that 796 out of the 10000 questioned had been maltreated as a child. 288 said that they had been sexually abused.”In the Netherlands the discontinuation of pregnancies and compulsory contraceptives are a taboo”, according to Van den Anker.
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“these would include children of addicted parents, Antillian teenager mothers and mentally disabled. According to several scientists it is clear that these children run an unacceptable high risk to grow up in an environment of violence, neglect maltreatment and sexual abuse.”
“By aborting unborn children this problem is dealt with,” the alderman suggests. “care attendants are able enough to assess whether a situation goes wrong. If a drug addicted, HIV positive woman is in her seventh week of pregnancy, we must act! I am not Christian to an extent that I would consider an unborn baby ‘life’. The risk that something will go wrong is too high.”
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According to Van den Anker prevention or foster parents are not always better alternatives than compulsory abortion. “Sometimes a child in the uterus has already suffered so much damage, that it just would not make sense. Then it is better that to say: this child simply cannot be born. However, for older children who are abused, rehabilitation could be a solution,” according to the alderman. “These children could be placed under the supervision of the state, so that they will learn to love and feel affection.”
The spirit of Westerbork, Sachsenhausen, Vught and Ommen lives on.
Tags: Europe Netherlands Holland Rotterdam Antilles Abortion Racism Fascism Eugenics Pro-choice
UPDATE: A note from Sander Chan – ” Thanks bringing the news out! I’m not a pastor though. I’m just a church-goer. I work as a researcher of global enviromental governance”. I’m happy to correct my error, thanks Sander.
