Brendan O’ Connor fearlessly tackled Richard Dawkins on his show after the author and ethologist declared on Twitter that it was ‘immoral’ to bring a child with Down Syndrome into the world.
The host whose youngest daughter Mary has the genetic condition stated that he didn’t want to have an emotional discussion with Richard about his comments but rather asked him to break down the academic’s skewed logic in saying such a thing.
Although Dawkins, author of The God Delusion, was on the show to plug his newest book, Books Do Furnish A Life, but the exchange grew uncomfortable after Brendan asked Dawkins about a tweet he sent to a woman on Twitter.
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