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Opinion: My adult daughter has Down syndrome. Her life is entirely different from what experts expected
The author, a parent of an adult daughter with Down syndrome, reflects on how her life differs from expert predictions. A genetic counselor previously informed the author that 80-90% of people terminate pregnancies in similar circumstances.
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