While the United Nations has a stated commitment to protecting and promoting the lives of those with Down Syndrome, the Holy See believes some in the international community are abetting what one Washington Post columnist recently termed a \u201cgenocide\u201d against such individuals.<\/p>\n
At a United Nations event on Tuesday in anticipation of World Down Syndrome Day on March 21, Archbishop Bernardito Auza, the apostolic nuncio to the United Nations, charged delegates with failing to uphold protections enshrined in international agreements to protect those with disabilities.<\/p>\n
\u201cDespite the commitments made in the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities to promote, protect and ensure the full and equal enjoyment of all human rights, including that of the right to life, by all persons with disabilities, so many members of the international community stand on the sidelines as the vast majority of those diagnosed with Trisomy-21 have their lives ended before they\u2019re even born,\u201d Auza said.<\/p>\n
Read it all<\/a>.<\/p>\n Today on #Crux<\/a> by @cwwhite212<\/a>: #Vatican<\/a> stages UN event to protest \u2018genocide\u2019 against Down Syndrome https:\/\/t.co\/95jIWjMAIA<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/jeBLz1b5aO<\/a><\/p>\n — Crux (@Crux) March 22, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n