Down syndrome

"Children born with Down Syndrome are not vegetables, nor are their lives demonstrably not worth living."

"Abort it and try again. It would be immoral to bring it into the world if you have the choice."

"Now she is like the others."

"He has Down's syndrome, a genetic defect involving varying degrees of mental retardation and, sometimes, serious physical defects. When he was born we were bombarded with advice and information, much of it mistaken. Eve 13 years ago there was more certitude than certainty in the prognoses, most of which were too pessimistic."