UN Human Rights Body Gives Pass to Iceland’s Targeting of Disabled Children
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It was Iceland’s turn to have its human rights record reviewed by other UN member states on Tuesday. The Nordic country, which has faced scrutiny for its extremely high rate of selective abortion of children with Down syndrome, was urged to combat this discrimination, and to increase support for all persons with disabilities.
Iceland drew international headlines in 2017 when CBS News reported that Iceland had come close to “eradicating Down syndrome births.” The resulting outrage prompted the nation’s government to issue a statement clarifying that there was not a government policy to eliminate Down syndrome. Nevertheless, the evidence of a discriminatory cultural standard was clear from the stark data that showed nearly 100% of children with the diagnosis were aborted.
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