Apparently it did not occur to the university that many people would resent the mainstreaming of his infanticide philosophy. Those who dismiss this argument would undoubtedly react differently if the university had picked a pro-life creationist as its star bioethicist. Princeton is surely not going to fire Singer, but it should make sure other views and other less narrow bioethicists are heard on campus. But there are some eerie parallels between Singer's views and those of the medical establishment of the early Hitler days. The Nazis' first systematic attempt to eliminate a defined population group was directed at severely disabled children.
Infants are a logical place to start.
They are not productive and can't speak. A language shift paved the way. Singer denies some handicapped babies the protection of the word person . The Nazis thought to do that too, preferring the word abortions for disabled infants. Started out subtly.