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A man with Down’s Syndrome died days after his family had raised concerns at a hospital where he was being treated following a fall, an inquest has heard. The family of Giuseppe Ulleri believe that he went 10 days without being fed during his stay at Manchester Royal Infirmary, where he died from pneumonia after struggling to ingest food through a tube, jurors were told. Outlining the events leading up to the death, coroner Angharad Davies explained how the 61-year-old’s condition meant that he had difficulty communicating.Read more: https://metro.co.uk/2019/03/25/man-with-downs-syndrome-died-after-hospital-didnt-feed-him-for-10-days-9014691/?ito=article.mweb.share.floaty.facebook&fbclid=IwAR1x0ksXX4TAWrHmB3OHfY24i_-EaztnM9rcFdK_MET0kVsz5FDR50u3wew?ito=cbshare Twitter: https://twitter.com/MetroUK | Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MetroUK/
That's a lot longer life than most Britons with Down's Syndrome have. As I understand it, the vast majority are aborted there.
I believe in some European countries, 100% of Down babies are aborted.