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I'm sure Democrats who see abortion as the cure for Down syndrome and other disabilities are sincerely concerned about kids having the chance to be in the Special Olympics
The Special Olympics, by the way, is a private charity with $61.3 million in net assets that gets only 10% of its funding from taxpayers and enjoyed a $1.8 million surplus in FY2016.
This is the official position of Democrats. Their criticisms of @BetsyDeVosED as "cruel" are not sincere. 
@BetsyDeVosED Read @RickSantorum: "Estimates suggest ... 85 percent of children with Down's syndrome are aborted later in pregnancy. Yet the same liberals who support the killing of these children hypocritically pride themselves in supporting disability rights." thehill.com/opinion/civil-…
@BetsyDeVosED @RickSantorum Utah Democrats vote against legislation protecting babies with Down syndrome from abortions lifenews.com/2019/02/28/uta…
@BetsyDeVosED @RickSantorum Media praises Iceland for “eradicating” Down syndrome through abortions redalertpolitics.com/2017/08/18/med…
@BetsyDeVosED @RickSantorum Arkansas Democrats vote against legislation protecting babies with Down syndrome from abortion bismarcktribune.com/news/state-and…
@BetsyDeVosED @RickSantorum Kentucky Democrats vote against legislation protecting babies with Down syndrome from abortion courier-journal.com/story/news/pol…
@BetsyDeVosED @RickSantorum Ohio Democrats vote against legislation protecting babies with Down syndrome from abortion reuters.com/article/us-ohi…
@BetsyDeVosED @RickSantorum The idea that **killing** children with disabilities is just fine but reducing taxpayer funding for a private charity that will still flourish without it is "cruel" is demented. But that's the Democrats' position.
@BetsyDeVosED @RickSantorum And that's why Democrats' outrage about a fraction of its funding is so fake. The Special Olympics proves people with disabilities can live meaningful, fulfilling lives. It's a powerful monument to the value of all lives—the same lives Democrats are fine with seeing snuffed out.
