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Gerber made a lot of news this week by picking a baby with Down syndrome for the first time as its 2018 Gerber Baby, but it ain't all good news. Now some parents of children with Down syndrome are calling the company hypocritical.
"Every year, we choose the baby who best exemplifies Gerber's longstanding heritage of recognizing that every baby is a Gerber baby," Bill Partyka, CEO and president of Gerber, told the TODAY Show.
But as the article linked below says, others saw the appointment as a hypocritical way for Gerber to publicly celebrate kids with Down syndrome while its sister company, Gerber Life, denied them life insurance.
People are celebrating a heartwarming new Gerber 'spokesbaby' — but parents of children with Down syndrome have a major issue with the pick
"Every year, we choose the baby who best exemplifies Gerber's longstanding heritage of recognizing that every baby is a Gerber baby," Bill Partyka, CEO and president of Gerber, told the TODAY Show.
But as the article linked below says, others saw the appointment as a hypocritical way for Gerber to publicly celebrate kids with Down syndrome while its sister company, Gerber Life, denied them life insurance.
People are celebrating a heartwarming new Gerber 'spokesbaby' — but parents of children with Down syndrome have a major issue with the pick