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DON'T SAY
Mongol
suffers from OR is a victim of Down's syndrome
a Down's baby/person/child
retarded/mentally handicapped/backward
disease/illness/handicap
the risk of a baby having Down's syndrome (in relation to pre-
DO SAY
person/baby/child with Down syndrome
has Down Syndrome
a person/baby/child with Down syndrome or who has Down syndrome
learning disability
condition OR genetic condition
the chance of a baby having Down Syndrome