Screen shot: ARDDuring a meet-the-voter TV show on Monday night, an 18-year-old from Cologne asked Chancellor Angela Merkel a question on late abortion that hit on a sensitive ethical debate. “Nine out of ten babies with Down Syndrome in Germany aren’t born," she continued. "A baby with Down Syndrome can be aborted days before the birth, in what is called ‘late stage abortion.’ My colleagues and I want to know what your opinion on late stage abortion is, Mrs Merkel. Why can babies with Down Syndrome be aborted shortly before birth? “I don’t want to be aborted, I want to be born,” Dedreux finished, before receiving sustained applause from the audience.

Source: The Local September 12, 2017 09:56 UTC