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Down’s syndrome “is a medical diagnosis, not a name.”
Peter Elliott, Research Director of the Down Syndrome Research Foundation - UK, elaborates on his view of Down Syndrome as a medical problem warranting intervention. Money quote:
The children need our help; they have put on a brave face all of their lives. There is nothing to fear from a cure that is going to improve their memory and reduce brain injury.
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28 November, 2009
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