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The article focuses on a medical encounter between the author, his wife Ursula, and a pediatric cardiologist, who delivers a positive diagnosis about their baby girl's health. Topics discussed include the doctor's unique approach, the emotional challenges associated with a prenatal diagnosis, and the unexpected sense of optimism in the face of a Down syndrome diagnosis.

The author describes his daughter with Down syndrome who has auditory sensory issues that are triggered by laughter.

The article discusses recently passed an anti-discrimination law in Tennessee that prohibits medical providers from aborting the unborn for reasons of gender, race, or disabilities like Down syndrome as because of prenatal testing, children with Down syndrome are increasingly being aborted.

A letter to the editor is presented in response to the article "Home-schooling's Liberalism," by David Mills, from the January 2012 issue.