I was just wondering. You see lots of photos with Mormon families and their many children but I have yet to see a Mormon family with a downs child. I could be wrong, its just an observation.
I've also notice how Catholics and Protestants have them, and will adopt them too but I haven't seen Mormons do that. I know there are requirements to become temple worthy but I wonder what happens to children who are disabled?
They are about as populous as blacks in the “first presidency” ...
Among the various groups of people practicing so-called polygamy, they do have children with Down syndrome. However, they generally don’t have them photographed with the rest of the children in an attempt to portray a healthy image to the public.
However, in addition to a normal incidence of Down syndrome, the FLDS group experiences a significant percentage of a debilitating birth defect known as Fumarase Deficiency—due to intermarriage within a closed community.
http://www.deseretnews.com/article/635182923/Birth-defect-is-plaguing-children-in-FLDS-towns.html