I have a 17 year old son with Down syndrome whom I adore. I discuss his birth, development, education and more. I then get into some philosophical issues regarding the growing trend to abort fetuses when Down syndrome is detected and a discussion of a hypothetical future where it would be possible to “cure” Down syndrome.

My blog post about Yisrael’s birth

https://www.lipkinfamily.com/blog/adventure.htm

Yisrael’s Bar Mitzvah highlight video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FnzK5WLUUIM

World Down Syndrome Day video

https://youtube.com/watch?v=Biex1XR_mpo

My Substack article “When Nurturing Goes Haywire - Raising A Child With Special Needs”

https://mslipkin.substack.com/p/when-nurturing-goes-haywire-raising

Instagram video by a woman with Down syndrome discussing some of these issues

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DEuxWlgRjZo/?igsh=OXM3aTRpd3ZlcTFx

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