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French doctor who made Down discovery closer to sainthood

by Nicole Winfield
| January 21, 2021 8:03 AM

ROME (AP) — The French doctor who discovered the genetic basis of Down syndrome but spent his career advocating against abortion as a result of prenatal diagnosis has taken his first major step to possible sainthood.

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