Actor Ashton Kutcher is winning applause from the pro-life community for sharing a powerful video about Down syndrome on his Facebook page, although it remains unclear where he himself lands on the hot-button issue of abortion.
The five-minute video shared to his 17 million followers shows Frank Stephens, a man with Down syndrome, delivering testimony to a congressional committee in 2017. Although the hearing focused on Down syndrome research, Stephens in his testimony criticized prenatal tests that lead to unborn babies with Down syndrome being killed in the womb.
Kutcher wrote above the video: “Everyone’s life is valuable.”
“I am a man with Down syndrome, and my life is worth living,” Stephens says. “… Some people say that prenatal screenings will identify Down syndrome in the womb, and those pregnancies will just be terminated. It is hard for me to sit here and say those words. I completely understand that the people pushing this particular ‘final solution’ are saying that people like me should not exist. That view is deeply prejudiced by an outdated idea of life with Down syndrome.
“Seriously, I have a great life,” Stephens continued. “I have lectured at universities, acted in an award‐winning film and an Emmy-winning TV show, and spoken to thousands of young people about the value of inclusion in making America great. I…
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