Inside the country where Down syndrome is disappearing [TR]

CBS News ^ | August 14, 2017 | JULIAN QUINONES, ARIJETA LAJKA

[snowtigger]

I ave know hundreds of Downs people. They were every single one an absolute blessing for their families. The death of these magnificent people is the murder of angels.

I have not known as many, but from the few I have known, You are right. Loving, truthful and as gentle as lambs.

[ALongRoadAhead]

Beat me to the punch. I’ve taken flak for this but the only way to stop the horrible suffering for genetic disorders is to stop them at the source - just not via abortion. It’s a hard choice but the science is firm on it. You’re basically stopping people from building with blueprints that are screwed up; stop them all and there are no more screwed up blueprints to worry about.

But Downs is a different animal. ANYONE can potentially have a Downie. You cannot stop it like you can albinoism or any number of other genetic issues that can be traced and isolated.