Search results for "jerome lejeune"
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3.2KHuman InterestAMAZING: Lejeune Foundation opens first US clinic for patients with Down syndrome
A new medical center for patients with Down syndrome will be the first of its kind in the United States. The Jerome...
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1.9KActivismSpain’s ‘Yes to Life’ march unites thousands to celebrate and promote the right to life
“You can’t be a Catholic and support abortion!” This line is not uncommon among Catholics who stand for life, and it’s no...
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1.9KInternationalEuropean Court rules against free speech in Down syndrome video ban
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has ruled against a group that promoted a video with a message of encouragement about...
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5.0KHuman InterestFamily has four children with Trisomy 21, but shuns ‘Down syndrome’ label
Four of the eight children in the McGarrity family have Trisomy 21, yet parents Sonia and Jeff don’t say that they have...
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9.7KHuman InterestThis pro-life scientist was vilified for saying his research shouldn’t be used to kill people
Jerome Lejeune should be a household name. In 1958, at the age of 32, the French researcher who had already become an internationally...
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1.9KActivismMan with Down syndrome at Paris March for Life: ‘Protect the weakest’
While 700,000 marchers flocked to Washington, D.C. to stand up for the rights of the preborn, a record number were also marching...
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11.9KMediaActor with Down syndrome stars in episode of Sesame Street
In January 2019, Carter Murai appeared in an episode of the iconic children’s show “Sesame Street.” The New Hampshire Union Leader reports...
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5.1KHuman InterestWomen in France with Down syndrome find community in religious order
People with Down syndrome are not often valued in society; they are often discriminated against and targeted for death. But one religious...
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8.1KHuman InterestRecord-breaking swimmer: ‘Down syndrome is a life worth saying yes to’
Karen Gaffney isn’t your average person — but it isn’t her diagnosis of Down syndrome that differentiates her. It’s her accomplishments. As...
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4.0KHuman RightsWorld Down Syndrome Day: New video urges human needs, not special needs
It’s not unusual to hear people refer to people with Down syndrome as having special needs. But a new video wants to...
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8.4KOpinionDad’s letter to his daughter with Down Syndrome on her wedding day goes viral
The TODAY Show sparked an outpouring of celebration when it posed a photo to its Facebook page on April 14. The photo...
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42.2KAnalysis12 amazing facts that prove the preborn’s humanity in the first trimester
With today’s modern technology and medical information, we have a real-time window into the womb. What happens to babies before birth –...
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3.2KIssuesMom of son with Down syndrome: He is “a joy”
I have never, ever regretted that he was born with an extra chromosome. He’s exactly the way he is. If I could wave...
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1.6K4MediaYou can’t miss this heartwarming Father’s Day video from a boy with Down syndrome
Learning that you will be having a child with Down syndrome is, for most people, a scary experience. Far too often, that...
