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Pope Francis on having children and the first Down Syndrome model

Your reaction to Pope Francis saying the choice not to have children is selfish. Also the first Down Syndrome model on the New York catwalk - a revolution, or a token gesture?

Pope Francis has told an audience in St Peter鈥檚 Square that a society in which people choose not to have children is "a greedy generation鈥he choice to not have children is selfish".

But is he right? On social media many people have responded by saying it's more selfish to have children than not to have them. We'll hear from people around the world on their parenting choices and their views on whether those choices are any business of politicians and religious leaders.

We'll also discuss the appearance of the first ever model with Down Syndrome on the catwalk at New York Fashion Week. After black models, and 'plus size' models, is disability fashion's final frontier? And is this now about to change, or is it just a marketing gimmick? We'll hear a conversation around fashion, disability, image and consumerism.

(Photo: Pope Francis. Credit: Getty Images)

55 minutes

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  • Thu 12 Feb 2015 18:05GMT

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