Gnomon remembers back in 1972 when the debate over aborting babies first entered our innocent consciousness. One of the arguments abortion opponents made was that if we start legally killing fetuses, we will end up euthanizing the sick and unwanted.

"No, no," we were told. "You anti-abortion fanatics are just being hysterical. That could never happen. The memory of Nazi Germany is too fresh. We would never get into euthanasia."

Now, here we are in the 21st century debating which babies to euthanize outside the womb. Putting other people to sleep is already acceptable in Holland, Belgium, and Oregon.

Now we're back to the babies again.