In the past decade, Jack’s Basket, headquartered in Arden Hills, has acquired a staff of six and delivered baskets to families with new Down syndrome babies in all 50 states and 46 countries.

In Iceland and Denmark, for example, Down syndrome has been nearly eliminated because almost all such babies are aborted. If that isn’t eugenic cleansing, I don’t know what is.

Bernie and Crohan O’Kennedy could not conceive a baby naturally. Their daughter Pippa, ‘a long-awaited miracle’, arrived in ...

The child had Down syndrome. She was small for her age and her breathing was labored — a likely sign that she was among the 50% of babies with Down syndrome born with a hole in their heart.

I’m not afraid of Down syndrome. Instead, I’m afraid of what my life might have been had we not been given my little girl Josie. She’s perfect.

EXCLUSIVE – Marking Down Syndrome Awareness Day, Bishop Robert Barron’s publishing company, Word on Fire, is releasing a groundbreaking new book specifically designed to help adults with Down ...

About one in 800 babies has Down syndrome, the most common chromosomal birth defect. Children with the syndrome suffer mental retardation and deformities such as a broad, flat face, short hands ...

People with Down Syndrome have an extra copy of chromosome 21. In the vast majority of cases, all of the cells in their body will have three copies of chromosome 21 instead of two, known as trisomy.

Down syndrome, also called trisomy 21, affects around 1 in every 700 babies born in the United States. The syndrome is marked by characteristic facial features, problems with fetal development ...

As gene-editing technology leaps forward, scientists are on the cusp of breakthroughs that could redefine the landscapes of ...

Using a slur, Michael Knowles claims “most Democrats want to genocide” babies with Down syndrome Written by Media Matters Staff Published 01/25/24 11:06 AM EST ...