Headlines and reporting continue to roll in on the news of scientists shutting off the extra 21st Chromosome in cells in a petri dish. In another column, a father ponders some of the same issues that have been on my mind with this news. Continue Reading
Mark Leach July 23, 2013
An incredibly complicated question … the most fundamental, existentialist question
Filed Under: A Life with Down syndrome, Informed Decision Making Tagged With: ethics, Treatment
Mark Leach July 19, 2013
Down syndrome needs to be “blocked,” “fixed,” “cured,” and “silenced.”

Following up on the news from yesterday, headlines reporting on the development where scientists have "turned off" the extra 21st Chromosome that is the basis for Down syndrome spread a telling message of what news editors think will grab the public's attention: Continue Reading
Filed Under: A Life with Down syndrome, The Informed Consent Process Tagged With: Living a life with Down syndrome, Treatment
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