Doctors are warning of ethical complexities if a couple with Down syndrome seek assisted reproductive technology. A Queensland couple, Michael Cox and Taylor Anderton, are planning to start a family, but the couple’s parents fear they lack the skills to raise children. Disability advocates argue that they should have the same rights as others in the community.
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