Jerome Lejeune proposed for beatification.
Vatican City Vatican City (văt`ĭkən), independent state (2005 est. pop. 900), 108.7 acres (44 hectares), within the city of Rome, Italy, and the residence of the pope, who is its absolute ruler. -- Dr. Jerome Lejeune, the first president of the Pontifical Academy A Pontifical Academy is an academic honorary society established by or under the direction of the Holy See. Some were in existence well before they were accepted as "Pontifical. for Life and the French scientist who identified Downs syndrome as a chromosomal anomaly, is being proposed for beatification beatification: see canonization. . Lejeune, who died in 1994, was a tireless proponent of human life and a scientist "who lived his Christian faith with heroism in his profession, especially in the area of bioethics bioethics, in philosophy, a branch of ethics concerned with issues surrounding health care and the biological sciences. These issues include the morality of abortion, euthanasia, in vitro fertilization, and organ transplants (see transplantation, medical). ." The proposal was met with a standing ovation at the 10th General Assembly of the Pontifical Academy.
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