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Organ Transplants and Developmental Disabilities
http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art174792.asp

In 1995, Sandra Jensen was initially denied a heart/lung transplant because she was born with Down syndrome and medical professionals felt she would be unable to manage post-operative care. In 2012, a young patient with intellectual disability was denied a kidney transplant even with a family donor
http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art174792.asp

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Teens with Disabilities Transition to Adulthood
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Prenatal Diagnosis Down Syndrome
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Inappropriate Remarks from Other Parents
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Childhood Disability and Supporting Other Mothers
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Seeing Children with Disabilities in Media
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Down Syndrome and the Acting Gene
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Bacterial and Viral Pneumonia
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Severe Weather Events and Children
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Family Games for Parties - Social and Educational
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