Dear Future Mom
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Dear Future Mom (originally in French: Chère Future Maman) is a television campaign created by 15 European associations active in the field of Down syndrome, advocating for an inclusive and welcoming society for people with this condition, through a message that is intended to be anti-eugenics.
The campaign was widely broadcast on 21, during the World Down Syndrome Day, across all of Europe.
This campaign led to controversy in France, where the broadcast of the clip was suspended by the French Superior Council of Audiovisual due to its impact on mothers who had opted for a medical termination of pregnancy (MTP).
The Dear Future Mom campaign was initially created by 15 European associations in the field of Down syndrome,[1] including in France, Les amis d’Éléonore and the Fondation Jérôme-Lejeune, which is controversial for its anti-abortion stance.[2] The Italian association CoorDown, which advocates for the integration of people with Down syndrome into society, supervised the production of the clip.[2]
The campaign, lasting 2 minutes and 30 seconds,[3] was broadcast on the occasion of World Down Syndrome Day on 21.[4] It features young people with Down syndrome (of European origin, including some French[3]) expressing their happiness in life, and was described as simple and touching on the LCI website.[2] The clip is addressed, as its title suggests, to a mother expecting a child diagnosed with Down syndrome. The people with Down syndrome explain:
"Dear Future Mom, don't be afraid. Your son will be able to do many things. He will be able to hug you, run towards you, speak and tell you that he loves you."[2]
The message of this clip aims to comfort all future parents and raise awareness about prenatal screening, as 96% of fetuses diagnosed with Down syndrome are aborted in France.[2]