{"id":189367,"date":"2018-10-07T12:26:25","date_gmt":"2018-10-07T17:26:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.liveaction.org\/news\/?p=189367"},"modified":"2018-10-06T21:39:03","modified_gmt":"2018-10-07T02:39:03","slug":"greys-anatomy-actress-down-syndrome","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/greys-anatomy-actress-down-syndrome\/","title":{"rendered":"‘Grey’s Anatomy’ actress shares sweet photos of daughter with Down syndrome"},"content":{"rendered":"
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October is Down Syndrome Awareness Month, and actress Caterina Scorsone is celebrating the life of her youngest daughter, Paloma. Scorsone, who currently stars on the TV show “Grey’s Anatomy,” gave birth to Paloma in November of 2016, and took to Instagram to share some adorable pictures of Paloma.<\/p>\n

“October is Down syndrome awareness month. Here\u2019s a little info. 1 in 700 babies is born with Down syndrome,” she began. “Language is important. Parents don\u2019t have a 1 in 700 ‘RISK’ of having a baby with Down syndrome. Parents have a 1 in 700 CHANCE of having a baby with Down syndrome, just like they have a 50 percent CHANCE of having a girl and a 50 percent CHANCE of having a boy.”<\/p>\n

Many advocates frequently call for an end to ableist language, such as referring to a “Downs child” or a “Down syndrome person,” using the word “retarded,” or — as Scorsone points out — portraying the condition as a risk to be avoided.<\/p>\n

“Differences are beautiful. Language changes how people think. Words are important,” she concluded.<\/p>\n

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October is Down syndrome awareness month. Here\u2019s a little info. 1 in 700 babies is born with Down syndrome. Language is important. Parents don\u2019t have a 1 in 700 \u201cRISK\u201d of having a baby with Down syndrome. Parents have a 1 in 700 CHANCE of having a baby with Down syndrome, just like they have a 50 percent CHANCE of having a girl and a 50 percent CHANCE of having a boy. (With some beautiful variations in there as well). Differences are beautiful. Language changes how people think. Words are important. #hitthejackpot #theluckyfew #nothingdownaboutit #love<\/a><\/p>\n

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