{"id":277661,"date":"2018-02-07T14:07:01","date_gmt":"2018-02-07T19:07:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/aleteia.org\/?post_type=post&p=277661"},"modified":"2018-02-07T14:07:01","modified_gmt":"2018-02-07T19:07:01","slug":"meet-lucas-the-first-gerber-baby-with-down-syndrome","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/deaconsbench\/2018\/02\/meet-lucas-the-first-gerber-baby-with-down-syndrome\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet Lucas, the first Gerber baby with Down syndrome"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

What a beautiful statement:<\/a> <\/strong><\/p>\n

Lucas Warren, an adorable baby with Down syndrome, has been selected as the newest\u00a0Gerber Spokesbaby<\/a>. The announcement<\/a> came this morning on the TODAY Show and, according to the NBC show, \u201cThe 1-year-old from Dalton, Georgia, is the first child with\u00a0Down syndrome<\/a>\u00a0to be named a\u00a0Gerber baby<\/a>\u00a0since the contest\u2019s start more than ninety years ago.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Read more.<\/strong><\/a> And check out the video of him above.<\/p>\n

At a time when a shocking number of children with Down syndrome are being aborted<\/strong><\/a>, and when at least one country believes it has \u201ceradicated\u201d<\/strong><\/a> the condition because of so many abortions, this gesture by Gerber is to be celebrated and praised.\u00a0 Every life has worth, and every baby deserves a chance to be loved.<\/p>\n

Kudos, Gerber!<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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