The end of Down syndrome, through eugenics.

[malamute]

Originally Posted by JimMe

I wasn't aware that the polio vaccine was used to kill a class of people.

Yes, you don't save people by killing them.

[nimchimpsky]

Originally Posted by malamute

I know Downs syndrome people who are working and are very happy and eager to work. They're almost always nice people, seem very happy with life itself. One advantage they have is that they don't get bored with certain tasks that might bore someone else.

Maybe someone with a very high IQ who is miserable and unhappy in his or her life has the real disability.

I agree that we need to stop seeing disabled as defective especially as many of them can and want to do something productive. There are jobs that don't require an IQ over 120 for example, and many Downs syndrome people are even in the normal IQ range.

There was a case of a boy with Downs in the Special Olympics and he was winning but stopped to allow the other to pass him and when asked he said he wanted his friend to win. Too bad more people aren't like that.

[nimchimpsky]

Originally Posted by chattypatty

I'm having a hard time understanding why anyone would think we should not prevent serious medical disorders. ?

We're not talking about anencephaly here. Downs people aren't suffering. It's the people around those with Downs who can't get with the idea that there's more than one way of existing happily.