The Language We Use to Describe Human Beings Is Important

I'm sure everyone would agree with the proposition that the language we use to describe fellow humans is important. For example, we loathe the N-word because its very purpose is to denigrate, dehumanize, de-equalize, and degrade. Ditto my campaign to make the V-word anathema in describing those among us who are cognitively disabled. No human being is a carrot.

Now parents of children born with disabling or terminal conditions want the UN to do away with the designation "incompatible with life...