CNN’s latest feel-good article is about a young woman who was brain-damaged before birth. A stroke left Mack with limited functionality in the left side of her brain; yet, the right side rewired itself (not at all uncommon in adult stroke victims and Alzheimer’s patients) to take over many of the functions typically performed by the left hemisphere.

Beyond the implications for medical science, this woman’s ability to lead a normal life has profound implications for the pro-life movement.  Whether the subject be unborn children who have Down’s Syndrome or a cognitive impairment or adults like Terri Schiavo, the diagnosis of mental deficiency should be thought of as a temporary one.  Those who advocate for abortion and  euthanasia are not only ignoring the inherent dignity of every human being, but demonstrate a profound ignorance of medical science as well.