Pope Francis denounces abortion as modern-day 'white glove' eugenics

Updated on: 17 June,2018 12:15 AM IST | Vatican City
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Francis spoke off-the-cuff to a meeting of an Italian family association

Pope Francis

Pope Francis on Saturday denounced abortion as the "white glove" equivalent of the Nazi-era eugenics program and urged families to accept the children that God gives them.

Francis spoke off-the-cuff to a meeting of an Italian family association. The Vatican didn't immediately provide a transcript of his remarks, but the ANSA news agency and the SIR agency of the Italian bishops' conference quoted him as denouncing pre-natal tests that can result in parents choosing to terminate a pregnancy if the fetus is malformed or suffering other problems.

The agencies quoted Francis as saying: "Last century, the whole world was scandalised by what the Nazis did to purify the race. Today, we do the same thing but with white gloves." He urged families to accept children "as God gives them to us."

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