EPISODE · Jun 12, 2024 · 6 MIN
June 13 Downs Syndrome and Dr Lejeune
from The Pearl of Great Price · host Tim Byron
Send us Fan MailDr Jerome Lejeune was the first to identify the double chromosome that caused Downs Syndrome. When the medical profession starting using his discovery for pre-natal screening result in the routine abortions of Downs children it devastated him. He vigorously campaigned for their protection and became a close friend and advisor to Pope John Paul II.
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