TV Station Refuses to Air This Video of Kids With Down Syndrome Smiling claims It Would “Disturb” Women Who Aborted

French television officials rejected a touching video (below) about the abilities of children with Down syndrome last week because the children’s smiles might “disturb” women who had abortions, the Huffington Post reports.



The award-winning video from World Down Syndrome Day features several people with Down syndrome responding to a letter from a frightened woman whose unborn baby had just been diagnosed with the genetic disorder.



“I’m scared: what kind of life will my child have?” the woman wrote.



In response, the people living with Down syndrome explained what they can do: talk, read, write, go to school, get jobs, fix bicycles, live independently, and much more.



But on Nov. 10, the French State Counsel rejected the 2-minute ad as “inappropriate” for French television, according to the report. Their decision upheld a previous ruling by the French Broadcasting Counsel.