The quality of a civilization is measured by the respect that it has for its weakest members. There is no other criterion of judgment. All the love, all the devotion, all the money that is expended to protect those whom life has handicapped are the price, and the fair price, that a society must pay in order to remain humane.

—Dr. Jérôme Lejeune

quoted in the book, Jérôme Lejeune: A Man of Science and Conscience

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TREASURING LIFE

A pioneer of modern genetics, Dr. Lejeune discovered the chromosomal defect that causes Down’s. International acclaim followed, but more important to this doctor—dazzled by the beauty of every human life—was improving the care of his patients with this abnormality. Discover the true and untold portrait of Jérôme Lejeune—brilliant scientist close to the great figures of this world, devoted husband and father, and ardent defender of the little ones.

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