Charlie Fien-Emlen: Passionate Advocate for Those with Down Syndrome
By Leslie Sholly In many ways, Charlotte Fien-Emlen is a typical young woman. When I first spoke with her, she was planning her wedding, and…
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Jack’s Basket Celebrates Babies Born with Down Syndrome
By Diane Stark Down syndrome is the most common chromosomal condition diagnosed in the United States, but since the start of widespread prenatal testing, the…
Ban Deceptive Bans
In the Lewis Carroll classic Through the Looking-Glass, and What Alice Found There, we find the following exchange between Humpty Dumpty and Alice: “When I use a word,” Humpty Dumpty said…
One More Chromosome
By Pete Boryla Did you know that having one extra chromosome can change everything about you? That single chromosome is the difference between society considering…
When Terrified Mothers Are Let Down by Their Doctors
By Ann Farmer When faced with a prenatal diagnosis of Down syndrome — a 37-week scan showing a hole in her baby’s heart –41-year-old Tracy…
With a Song in My Heart For You
Rogers and Hart wrote “With a Song in My Heart” in 1929 as part of a stage musical. But when we think of the wonderful…
Reject Eugenics, and Instead Build a Civilization of Love
By Fr. Shenan J. Boquet “Every child who a woman expects in her womb is a gift that changes a family’s history: the life…
God Created People in All Shapes and Sizes
By Susan Ciancio How do we teach our children to be kind and to treat others well? They must see us treating others well. We…
The Unsung Heroines of the Pro-Life Movement
By Mary Cooney Our youngest child has Down syndrome. We found out the day after he was born, when the pediatrician noticed several markers for…
Saving the World
By Judie Brown During his Respect Life homily, Bishop Samuel Aquila stated that “if dignity does not exist at . . . the beginning and the…
Is Down Syndrome ‘Tragic’ When They Die – or When They Live?
By Ann Farmer Tommy Pilling died on New Year’s Day at the age of 62 after catching the coronavirus. In 1995 he made headlines when,…
Think the Political and Cultural Divisions in Our Country Are Bad? The Divisions in Medical Ethics Could Cost Your or a Loved One’s Life!
By Nancy Valko, RN, ALNC I wanted to be a nurse since I was 5. I was drawn to nursing not only because I wanted…