Dr. Jérôme Lejeune, the French geneticist who discovered the genetic cause of Down syndrome, spent his life advocating for the protection of people with Down syndrome. But he did much more than that. He taught a world that lived in fear of people with Down syndrome that they are actually gifts to cherish, not discard, and that they have unlimited potential and vast worth.

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