Q & A: Cristina Gangemi

Down’s syndrome is rarely talked about in the media, but it became headline news last month. Richard Dawkins sparked a media controversy on Twitter with his claim that foetuses diagnosed with Down’s syn­drome should be aborted. Responding to a tweet which expressed the ‘ethi­cal dilemma’ of discover­ing your baby had Down’s syndrome, he said: ‘Abort it and try again. It would be immoral to bring it into the world if you have the choice.’