Simon Crompton, writing in the [UK] Times, says the recent news about the increase in babies with Down syndrome in the UK should prompt an effort to assure that all people with disabilities have the supports necessary to help them live a good life. He praises charities that have worked for positive attitudes toward people with disabilities. An excerpt:

… With giddying amounts being spent on research into stem cell and other therapies and new diagnostic tests for congenital conditions, the Down’s story is a reminder that sometimes we can get too carried away with the science of prevention, forgetting that some conditions are only severely disabling because we’re not investing enough in supporting families affected by them.

Sometimes science isn’t everything. In the case of Down’s syndrome, if our attitudes changed and our support services were up to scratch, much of it would be simply unnecessary.

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