There was an article in the July-August Celebrate Life Magazine by Barbara Curtiss about Jerome LeJeune, genetic researcher, former UFL Advisory Board member and candidate for canonization in the Catholic Church, whom we highlighted in the July 2012 issue of ProVita. LeJeune was an indefatigable promoter of the culture of life. After discovering the gene anomaly that leads to Down’s Syndrome, LeJeune spent his life seeking a cure and trying to promote the dignity of those affected with the condition. “Though a scientist, Dr. Lejeune was first and foremost a godly man who understood that science must be at the service of life—not death. Since the only hope for saving lives would be to find a cure for genetic intelligence disabilities, Dr. Lejeune devoted the rest of his life to this purpose.” LeJeune spoke out against abortion, which was more and more being touted as the response to a diagnosis of Down’s Syndrome. “For the rest of his life, Dr. Lejeune would also speak out against abortion—which put him at odds with the elite scientific community, threatened to disrupt his family life, and probably deprived him of the Nobel Prize he deserved.”
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