Breakpoint

The 12 Holocausts of 2025

Feb 12, 2026
A moral case is made comparing 2025 global abortion figures to historic atrocities. Dehumanizing language that reduces unborn children to tissue is examined. High rates of Down syndrome and sex-selective terminations are highlighted. Four forms of discrimination that deny personhood are outlined. A call is made for protecting the most vulnerable and for political commitment to that cause.
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Abortion As Modern Mass Dehumanization

  • Thaddeus Williams argues that 73 million abortions in 2025 equal twelve Nazi holocausts and reflect mass dehumanization.
  • He connects modern abortion rhetoric to historical abuses that labeled groups as unworthy of life.
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The 'Clump Of Cells' Rhetoric's Dark Lineage

  • Williams traces the "clump of cells" argument to Nazi-era Lebensunwertes Leben and other dehumanizing rhetoric.
  • He warns that calling pre-born humans non-persons follows the same dark playbook used in past genocides.
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Selective Abortion And Systemic Devaluation

  • Williams cites statistics on near-total abortion of pre-born with Down syndrome in Iceland and high rates in the U.S.
  • He highlights sex-selective abortion and racial disparities as extensions of devaluation.
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