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96% of children with Down Syndrome are killed before birth

The CEB (Centro de Estudios Biosciences) has launched the Chair of Bioethics named Jérôme Lejeune, the French geneticist who identified the abnormality responsible for Down syndrome. The presentation was held at the Official College of Pharmacists of Madrid. In the event intervened Jean Marie Le Mene, President of the Foundation Jérôme Lejeune; Bishop Rino Fisichella, President of the Academia Pro Vita and Monica Lopez Barahona, Director of the Chair.

50 years ago Professor Lejeune, discovered the origin of mongolism, later called Trisomy 21. This discovery was initiated modern genetics. However, as noted by Jean Marie Le Mene, president of the Jérôme Lejeune Foundation "very rapidly this discovery becomes more and more against those for whom it should have served as, at present, 96% of children identified Down Syndrome are killed before birth. " Le Mene requested in the presentation of the Chair in Bioethics more medical and scientific effort to find an effective treatment against a disease that affects each year, one in every 700 births.

In the round of speeches, Bishop Rino Fisichella, President of the Academia Pro Vita, confirmed the position of the Catholic Church next to the "real progress", which is after them that respects human life and does not ignore or manipulate the scientific ethical commitment. Rino Fisichella said that "on some vital issues and it would be hypocritical silence is not ours." So pointed out that on these issues, "the Catholic Church's position has been always crystal clear and unchanged, precisely for this credible. " Is the Catholic Church which has always maintained that "the ethical value of biomedical science is measured in reference to both the unconditional respect owed to every human being in every moment of its existence, and the defense of the specific acts transmit personal life "" and stressed that "it is necessary to believe in God to know that life is precious and a gift that we should be grateful and recognize as a gift from someone."

Meanwhile, Monica Lopez Barahona, promoter and director of the Jérôme Lejeune Chair, highlighted the world-famous French geneticist "who combined the honest search for truth through scientific research and the foundation of this research in a personalist bioethics." The Chair of Bioethics that now bears his name, takes over this mission through research, organizing conferences and seminars, and publications.

Its activity started with the four training courses planned for this year. The current status of stem cell research (stem cells) and analysis of the English legislation regarding the beginning and end of life (abortion, in vitro fertilization, euthanasia) are the central theme of the training program. The first activity was an informative day on the codes of life, held on March 30 at the College of Physicians of Madrid.

Source: www.cope.es