This year\u2019s Gerber Baby contest winner caused a lot of buzz. He\u2019s an adorable, smiley one-year-old named Lucas Warren. He also happens to have Down Syndrome.<\/p>\n

In a culture where pre-born children who even have a possibility of Down syndrome\u00a0are increasingly being\u00a0aborted, Gerber, a company branded with adorable, perfect babies, deliberately chose this<\/em> adorable, perfect baby.<\/p>\n

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As John Stonestreet from Breakpoint<\/a> says, though, we need to remember that,<\/p>\n

\u201c[C]hildren with Down syndrome aren\u2019t valuable because they\u2019re cute or even because they often bring so much love and happiness to their families, although both of those things are true.<\/p>\n

Lucas, like every human being, is valuable whether he\u2019s cute or not; both when he brings happiness and when he doesn\u2019t. His value is intrinsic, not a utilitarian calculation that weighs the costs with the benefits. Such a belief used to be commonplace in our culture.\u201d<\/p>\n

Maybe Gerber\u2019s choice can be one small step to reminding Western culture that the intrinsic value of life is not a concept that should be laid aside.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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