More on "Selective Reduction"

Here's an alright article from NRO.

I wonder if Ms. Richards has stopped to think of how her surviving child will deal with all this when he comes of age.  All he has to do is log onto the Internet and he'll be able to read about how his two siblings were simply erased, by his mother of all people. 

Somehow I doubt it.  It seems Ms. Richards was much more concerned with buying "big jars of mayonnaise" than with her children.  This paragon of liberal strength and poster-child for feminine virtue has succeeded in commodifying life to such a degree that she is willing to judge (and execute) her children on the flimsiest of economic grounds, of all things.

It's sad to say, but I doubt that this will be a very happy household.  Junior will know he's around only because of the sickest sort of luck, an especially horrible sort of Russian roulette; the chambers were full when the barrels bore down on his siblings.  I remember the fragility of childhood.  I remember how unbelievably comfortable it was to be absolutely certain that mom and dad loved me wholly and unconditionally.  No matter how loud the thunder stormed, no matter how bitterly the other children teased, there was always warmth at home.  Perhaps that doesn't sound like much to Ms. Richards, who seems to view home as where the paycheck is mailed, but children often have a more grounded sense of value than adults do. 

Vulnerability will do that.  Vulnerability will also make this child's life very difficult.  Pray that he makes it through.