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WASHINGTON, D.C., November 1, 2017 (LifeSiteNews) — In a riveting and eloquent speech on Capitol Hill, a man with Down syndrome defended his existence.
Frank Stephens, Quincy Jones Advocate at the Global Down Syndrome Foundation, opened a session of the House Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and the Education Committee on Appropriations.
“No one knows more about life with Down syndrome than I do,” Stephens began the hearing on National Institutes of Health funding. “Whatever you learn today, remember this: I am a man with Down syndrome, and my life is worth living!” he exclaimed.
With that declaration, attendees — many of whom have Downs themselves — erupted in applause.
Stephens then addressed the growing practice of fighting disease by killing patients. “Some people say prenatal screens will identify Down syndrome in the womb and those pregnancies will just be terminated,” he said. “It’s hard for me to sit here and say those words,” he said with emotion.
The actor and Down spokesman associated the common practice of killing preborns who are diagnosed as possibly having Down with Nazi genocide. “People pushing that particular ‘Final
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