Archbishop Ettore Balestrero, Permanent Observer of the Holy See to the United Nations and Other International Organisations in Geneva, has called for an end to discriminatory practices targeting babies diagnosed with Down syndrome.
Speaking at an event organised by the Jérôme Lejeune Foundation, a French organisation dedicated to funding research into genetic intellectual disorders, the archbishop called for attendees to reaffirm their “unwavering efforts to promote and defend the inherent dignity, fundamental rights, and transcendent value of all persons at every stage of life”.
