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Respect Life: Retarded Persons Valued as People in USCC Program
The 1974 Respect Life program by the USCC warns that utilitarian views threaten mentally retarded individuals. It cites abortion and Death with Dignity bills affecting the severely retarded and emphasizes integration and education as beneficial. A nun from Dubuque notes retarded children can learn love of God, while another in St. Louis demonstrates improvements in vocabulary and development.
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Respect Life
United States Catholic Conference
USCC
Supreme Court
Florida
Respect Life Program
Archdiocese of
Dubuque
Iowa
St. Louis