France Bans Ad Featuring Kids with Down Syndrome Because it Might Make Women Who Aborted Their Disabled Kids Uncomfortable

March 21 is World Down Syndrome Day. According to the official WDSD website, the annual event “is a global awareness day which has been officially observed by the United Nations since 2012.” The stated goal of the day is to “help raise awareness of what Down syndrome is, what it means to have Down syndrome, and how people with Down syndrome play a vital role in our lives and communities.”

To commemorate World Down Syndrome Day, the organization made a two-minute commercial titled: “Dear Future Mom.” The commercial features a letter from a scared mother, whose child has been prenatally diagnosed with Down syndrome. “I’m scared: what kind of life will my child have?” the mother asks. Then, young people with Down syndrome from all over the world answer her.