Blogger David Zahl considers pop culture and curing Down syndrome: "In addition to scientists and parents, priests and politicians, we would do well to consult our storytellers and poets, to examine not only our conscience but our imagination as well."

What effect would a "cure" for Down syndrome have on our culture at large? What would it communicate about what and who we value? About what and who we are and want to be?

"What mega-vitamins are you taking to overcome your deficiencies?" Lawyer, bioethicist, and blogger Mark Leach considers what the golden rule has to do with treating Down syndrome.

Mother and blogger Leticia Velasquez considers whether she would use gene therapy to mitigate the effects of Down syndrome for her daughter Christina: "How does her future look right now? Difficult, unless there is a medical breakthrough."

Once again we’re hearing news of a breakthrough in research on drug therapies to enhance the cognitive processing of people with Down syndrome. And once again, the discussions seem to fixate on the controversial notion of a “cure.” Why do we keep having the same conversation? A guest post by Columbia Univsersity Professor and author of Raising Henry, Rachel Adams.

In honor of Down Syndrome Awareness Month, a series of posts to address the problems and potentials of research to mitigate the effects of Down syndrome.

Novels, memoirs, articles about faith, disability, and culture, and what I listen to on my drive home from dropping the kids off at school...

Why it matters that Will and Kate accepted a painting by a woman with Down syndrome for their son's nursery.

Scientists think they have discovered a way to "silence" the chromosome that causes Down syndrome. We should be jumping for joy, right? I'm not so sure.

Abortion, adoption, and yet again, ignorance over special needs.

Trayvon Martin and Ethan Saylor are both young men who died a tragic death. Why don't we know more about what happened with Saylor?

A Good and Perfect Gift joins the trend by becoming an audiobook...

Talking with George Estreich about family and education and what dreams we have for Penny and what dreams she has for herself.

On why I write, the authors who mean the most to me, and why stories matter.

"Medicine is part of culture, and so culture, good and bad, is refracted through medicine." George Estreich on medical ethics, culture, and inclusion, among other things.

Is Down syndrome "bad" or "hard"? George Estreich reflects on writing, family, and life with his daughter Laura.

My favorite passages from George Estreich's The Shape of the Eye, on family, Down syndrome, and how we tell our stories.

Part two of Theresa Shea's interview about her new novel, The Unfinished Child. She talks about the parallels between parents of children with Down syndrome and typically-developing kids, the relationship between choice and selfishness, and why fictional accounts of prenatal testing experiences matter.