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Woman with Down syndrome prevails over parents in guardianship case

Source: The Washington Post

People struggle for freedom and equal rights in many different ways. Jenny Hatch is a woman with Down syndrome who recently won the right to decide where and how she lives, after having had that right taken away from her for over a year.

This entry was posted in The Struggle for Freedom and tagged Culture & Society, Current Events, People on April 30, 2014 by .

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