Do we really want a world without Down syndrome?
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TEDxYouth@Christchurch
• August 2019
In countries where sophisticated tests make it easier and safer to diagnose early, dramatically fewer babies are born with Down syndrome. Chessie Henry’s brother Rufus has Down syndrome, and taught Chessie things her other siblings just couldn’t. In this moving, honest, and funny talk, Chessie asks whether a world without Down syndrome is really a world to strive for.