Ronald Reagan: “Down Syndrome is the most common genetic birth defect associated with…”

On the recordOctober 7, 1986

Down Syndrome is the most common genetic birth defect associated with mental handicap.

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Republican · California

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Proclamation 5543—National Down Syndrome Month, 1986

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