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Down syndrome Archives


May 11, 2008

Celebrating Down syndrome - a Mother's Day photo album

Last year I unveiled a very special Mother's Day photo album, which has continued to grow this year - now with 95 mother/child portraits: You can see the photos and read the moms comments at Our Little Extras - A...

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May 10, 2008

Call for photos: Down syndrome on Times Square

Dear Friend: Celebrate the Buddy Walk's 14th anniversary by entering the Times Square Video Contest. The video, which showcases individuals with Down syndrome from all over the world, will air on the Panasonic News Corporation Astrovision screen in Times...

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April 2, 2008

Happy Birthday, Jonny - Sweet 16!

Sixteen years ago today something happened that changed my life forever. My son Jonny was born. Within five minutes, I knew he had Down syndrome. He was our eighth child, and I guess God had prepared my heart for this...

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February 3, 2008

Destroying people with Down Syndrome

What does Al Qaida and our "Civilized Nation" have in common? Both believe the lives of individuals with Down syndrome are expendable when those with more typical genetic patterns think so. John Piper writes at Desiring God: Bombing, Abortion, &...

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October 19, 2007

Live Video - Washington Briefing 2007

ProLifeNews.tv is broadcasting live video throughout the day from Washington D.C., where the Washington Briefing 2007 is being held. The Briefing, an annual event sponsored by the Family Research Council in Washington D.C., is largest gathering of Values Voters from across the nation.

Personalities include, all the Republican Presidential candidates, Laura Ingraham, James Dobson, Tony Perkins & many many more.

All the speeches are including discussions about abortion, embryonic stem cell research, family values, religion in America and many other topics important to conservatives in America.

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August 30, 2007

Wrong baby killed in Down syndrome abortion

Here's one you'll never see in the American Mainstream Media: Vatican ire over botched twin abortion Herald Sun, Australia, August 30, 2007 A BOTCHED abortion of a fetus instead of its Down syndrome twin has prompted the Vatican to compare...

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August 18, 2007

Arthur Miller had a son with Down syndrome - part 2

Read Arthur Miller had Part One first. I had many more comments I wanted to make on this article, but I wanted to make sure you read it first because I so appreciated the skill with which the author took...

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August 17, 2007

Arthur Miller had a son with Down syndrome

We never knew that did we? We only knew what we learned of Arthur Miller in high school and college or our further pursuit of theater. He was touted by many as America's greatest playwright. And his life didn't lack...

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Prenatal diagnosis - raising public awareness and eliminating fear

Dear Barbara (MommyLife) I am the mother of 11 children, the last has trisomy 18. Peter is 21/2 and a great joy and blessing to his family. After my experience I felt called by the Lord to help others who...

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July 11, 2007

Prenatal Testing and Down Syndrome

Prenatal testing, whereby tests are performed in utero to verify the health of the child, is now considered standard prenatal care. Unborn children have been screened in the womb for Down Syndrome in women over 35 for many years. However,...

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May 9, 2007

Our Little Extras - A Mother's Day celebration of our children with Down syndrome

Our Little Extras: A Mother's Day Down syndrome celebration Here it is! Please share and rejoice with family and friends. Although this is my gift for Mothers Day 2007, the album will be an ongoing project, so it's never...

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February 7, 2007

The Beauty of Down Syndrome

By Nathanael Blake Meeting the parents has become a ritual trial of postmodern romance. Still, one of the key questions my father means to pose to my girlfriend when he meets her is rather unusual: If she and I marry,...

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February 4, 2007

The most inspiring post I've read this year ...

... is Barbara Curtis' true story about her spiritual awakening, twelve kids, three adoptions and four boys with Down Syndrome. She's also written several books, one aptly titled "The Mommy Survival Guide."...

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January 29, 2007

Brownback, an advocate for the disabled

Sen. Sam Brownback has consistently spoken out against the genocide of the disabled. In this video, recorded during the Blogs4Life Conference, he promotes an awareness of the value of all lives and, in particular, children with Down Syndrome....

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The Attack on Kids with Down Syndrome

Earlier this mother the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists recommended that all pregnant women be offered screening for Down syndrome in their unborn babies. The announcement marks a major shift in "prenatal care" and illicited an understanble outcry among...

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October 11, 2006

New book on Down syndrome children

Few parents expect or desire to raise a child with Down syndrome. Yet many who travel this path discover rich, unexpected rewards along the way. In this candid and poignant collection of personal stories, sixty-three mothers describe the gifts...

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