Thursday, October 2, 2008

31 for 21 (Post 2)

Myth: Down syndrome is a rare genetic disorder.
Truth: Down syndrome is the most commonly occurring genetic condition. One in every 733 live births is a child with Down syndrome, representing approximately 5,000 births per year in the United States alone. Today, more than 400,000 people in the United States have Down syndrome.

** 90% of children are aborted each year due to a prenatal Down Syndrome diagnoses.

1 comment:

SunflowerStories said...

Glad to see you join in the challange! I love checking in on your blog.