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Re:The 1936-1937 Purge of Soviet Astronomers (1991) by pixl97 on Monday April 18, 2022 @02:25PM (#31074528)
> Of course, the embryo cannot consent,

I mean, technically the person born with Down Syndrome would be incapable of consenting on their own life decisions after they were born, right?

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Re:The 1936-1937 Purge of Soviet Astronomers (1991) by inglor_cz on Monday April 18, 2022 @03:21PM (#31075197)
While a D.S. sufferer has intellectual disability, its severity may vary a lot, with some cases mild enough that the capability of giving consent might be there.

Then there are mosaic cases, which are in the middle between a full Down Syndrome and normalcy. In mosaic cases, only a certain percentage of cells is afflicted. People with mosaic aneuploidies can often lead fairly normal lives.

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