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March 20, 2008

Parents Refute News Account of Intent to Use Plastic Surgery on Daugther with Down Syndrome

UPDATE:

Earlier this month, JFActivist posted a story from the UK's Daily Mail regarding a plastic surgeon and his wife who the story reported were considering plastic surgery for their daughter, Ophelia, who has Down syndrome.

The couple, Laurence and Chelsea Kirwan, has since issued individual statements, denying any intention to alter their daughter's appearance using cosmetic surgery and that they love her just as she is.

Read their statements:

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