Australian TV network apologizes for slur on Down syndrome
June 3rd, 2008From The [Melbourne] Age, [Sydney] Daily Telegraph:
Following a public outcry, Australia’s Channel Seven has apologized for an episode of the ongoing All Saints hospital drama that linked incest with Down syndrome. In the episode, a brother and sister who were having an incestuous relationship were told their unborn child was likely to have Down syndrome as a consequence.
Down Syndrome Australia has sent a formal complaint to the national television network, and said it is considering legal action and a call for a boycott of the show’s advertisers if an apology and correction are not aired on the show. “There is no scientific basis for All Saints’ grossly offensive storyline.”
said the group’s spokesman, Dr. Peter Sloan.
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