Mind-boggling, soul-wrenching
- Bill at 80-plus
- Nov 21, 2020
- 1 min read
Greetings all,
If it works, this is a link to "The Last Children of Down Syndrome," from the December 2020 issue of The Atlantic. It is as mind-boggling and soul-wrenching an article as I've ever read.
Because interspersed ads kept me wondering if I'd reached the end, shown below is the last sentence of the article. Despite its length, the article strikes me as a must read.
Best to all,
Bill
Prenatal Testing and the Future of Down Syndrome - The Atlantic All of these people get in touch with Fält-Hansen, a 54-year-old schoolteacher, because she heads Landsforeningen Downs Syndrom, or the National Down Syndrome Association, in Denmark, and because ... www.theatlantic.com
[Last sentence] ". . . He tugged on Grete’s hair and smiled sheepishly to remind us that he was still there, that the stakes of our conversation were very real and very human."
This article appears in the December 2020 print edition. It was first published online on November 18, 2020. SARAH ZHANG is a staff writer at The Atlantic.
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