"Let's make our goal to be Alzheimer's free, not Down's syndrome free": Frank Stephens tell senators on Capitol Hill why his life is worth living. | The Guardian

"Politicians change laws. I want to change people’s hearts" -Frank Stephens discussses his 2017 viral testimony about the value of his life, which resurfaced amid a national debate about abortion laws | Fox & Friends

Frank Stephens makes a powerful argument: "Please remember this: I am a man with Down syndrome and my life is worth living. People…are saying that people like me should not exist. That view is deeply prejudiced by an outdated idea of life with Down syndrome. Seriously, I have a great life. … I don’t feel I should have to justify my existence." | Live Action

« I AM A MAN WITH DOWN SYNDROME AND MY LIFE IS WORTH LIVING. » SHARE John Franklin Stephens' speech at the UN : « See me as a human being, not a birth defect, not a syndrome. I don’t need to be eradicated. I don’t need to be cured. I need to be loved, valued, educated and, sometimes, helped. (...) A life with Down syndrome can be as full and exciting as any other. Let us decide from this day forward to include, not exclude: educate, not isolate; and, celebrate, not terminate. » - Side-event co-o

"I am a man with Down syndrome and my life is worth living," said Frank Stephens, a Down syndrome advocate, to lawmakers on Capitol Hill in an effort to urge them to fund research on the condition. | PBS NewsHour