President Trump issued a proclamation Thursday recognizing National Down Syndrome Awareness Month, urging the nation to protect and empower individuals with Down syndrome and oppose those who “discriminate, devalue, and demean the sanctity of their lives.”
October is Down Syndrome Awareness Month.
“As our society progresses toward a more inclusive future, there are still those who pass judgment on which lives are worth living,” the proclamation says. “As President, I denounce radical proposals to terminate pregnancies of unborn children with Down syndrome.
“Our Nation will continue to emphatically affirm the self-evident ideal that all children – born and unborn – are created in the image of God, are worthy of life, and deserve to be loved.”
Individuals with Down syndrome “face unique challenges, reminding us every day that it is incumbent upon us as a Nation, to continue empowering them to reach their full potential,” the proclamation says. “Throughout this Down Syndrome Awareness Month, the First Lady and I celebrate these remarkable people, members of our families, communities, and Nation, and my Administration reasserts its commitment to standing against those who seek to discriminate, devalue, and demean the sanctity of their lives.”
During Down Syndrome Awareness Month, Trump says in the proclamation, “we are reminded that we must never waver in…
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