Yet the true toll is at least five times that, and possibly far higher. Dr. Martin Ruddock of Ohio told a reporter that he uses the method, but he declined to say how often. The late Dr. James McMahon had done thousands and his partner is likely continuing the practice. It is fair to say that the accumulated evidence only hints at the enormity of this evil. The only thing gone tragically awry here is any sense of truth.
Practitioners tell a different story.
Most were teenagers. The deceptions concerning severely impaired babies enjoyed strong play in the media for more than a year, despite qualms in some circles that this rationale cut a bit too close to condoning euthanasia for the disabled. As the public began to see where this was leading, the focus of the arguments shifted back to the mother. There is no way to make it pleasant to voters, or even only distasteful. The difficulty is that no part of this sentence is true.