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Please read this intense story by sarahzhang. It's for everyone to read, because it is about the moral dilemmas of being human in a society of changing norms and options. The number of emotions I went through reading it was exhausting, but worth it. theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2020/12/the-last-children-of-down-syndrome/616928/Permalink On twitter.com
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2020 Nov 21
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"Recent advances in genetics provoke anxieties about a future where parents choose what kind of child to have, or not have. But that hypothetical future is already here. It’s been here for an entire generation."Permalink On twitter.com
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2020 Nov 21
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«He must be aware of the debate?” I asked, which felt perverse to even say. *So he’s aware there are people who don’t want people like him to be born?* Yes, she said; her family has always been open with him.»Permalink On twitter.com
2020 Nov 21
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"Down syndrome is defined and diagnosed by a medical system made up of people who have to be highly successful to get there, who likely base part of their identity on their intelligence. This is the system giving parents the tools to decide what kind of children to have."Permalink On twitter.com
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2020 Nov 21
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Gah. There's no quote I could pull that would give the richness of this piece justice. Just read it.On twitter.com
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2020 Nov 21
Mood +1 🙂