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...instances in which the parents themselves are the source of that authority. Some situations readily lend themselves to a passive mode of murder. The most interesting case studies are those that involve children born with Down's Syndrome, popularly termed Mongolism because facial characteristics of those afflicted frequently resemble Mongoloid racial features...
...case of the Mongoloid child born with a physical defect that may be related to, but is separate from, the syndrome itself, is worth examining. (Down's Syndrome is the possession of an extra chromosome, usually on the twenty-first pair.) The physical defect can be corrected by surgery, but the Mongolism itself remains irreversible. Parental consent is, as usual, required for the corrective surgery...
...however, the issue of the state's extension of guardianship to the infant who is not "normal" becomes more complex, although the courts have consistently declined to explain their apprehension. Courts have handed down both positive and negative decisions with regard to guardianship where surgery is required for the Mongoloid infant to live. Until five years ago, most states declined to appoint a guardian for such a child. In more recent years, however, the courts have tended to reverse themselves, and most will now remove jurisdiction of the child from the natural parents...
...four-year-old Mongoloid boy goes to school, understands counting concepts to ten, knows his colors, and recognizes many letters of the alphabet taken at random. And he's not an outstanding case-he's simply had the advantage of good medical advice, a good school, and lots of love from family, friends and neighbors...
...reveals a flaw early enough in pregnancy, the parents then have the option of abortion. Amniocentesis is elaborate and expensive. However, it should be considered whenever there is an unusually high risk of retardation or other disability. For instance, women over 35 are four times as likely to have mongoloid children as younger mothers. If all older pregnant women were tested and would agree to abortion where warranted the incidence of mongolism could be cut in half. If genetic counseling becomes a widespread practice and related medical services become generally available, retardation resulting from other known, hereditary causes could...