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A True Hero for Life Has Left This World

Remembering a Pro-Life Hero: In Memoriam, Birthe Lejeune — February 3, 1928 - May 6, 2020

Brian S. Brown by Brian S. Brown
May 8, 2020
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Last updated on May 13th, 2020 at 11:13 am

I am saddened to share that Madame Birthe Lejeune, the wife of the late Dr. Jerome Lejeune, has passed away. Along with her husband, she championed the inherent dignity and infinite value of individuals with Down syndrome, with special care for the unborn.

The International Organization for the Family (IOF) has long been profoundly grateful for the immense contribution of Madame Lejeune and the Jerome LeJeune Foundation to a culture of life. In fact, in 2017 at the World Congress of Families XI in Budapest we presented the Familia Naturalis Award to the Jerome Lejeune Foundation.

On a personal note, I first met Madame Lejeune in Washington, D.C. in October of 2017. She was as articulate and positive as ever in her dedication to life. In fact, she exuded life. In spite of (or perhaps because of) her age, she was filled with life, animated in her discussions of how important it was that all of our organizations work together to create a culture of life.

From left, Marjorie Dannenfelser, President of Susan B. Anthony List; Diego von Stauffenberg, IOF Director of Development; the late Mdm. Jerome “Birthe” Lejeune; and IOF President, Brian S. Brown at a reception in Washington, D.C. in October 2017.

This past February, I joined Tim Tebow at the first ever Night to Shine prom event in Paris.  Even though Madam Lejeune was not well, she gathered all of her strength to be there, but late into the evening she collapsed right in front of me.  I was touched to see Tim Tebow immediately begin praying for her. 

I hope you will join IOF in helping make sure the great work of the Jerome Lejeune Foundation and Madame Lejeune continues on. One of Madame Lejeune’s greatest desires was the continuation and expansion of her husband’s work in the United States.  She longed for the Foundation’s scientific research to be continued all over the world and in the United States in particular. The expected launch of a US-based medical center later this year (Fall, 2020) will further the Lejeune life-saving legacy in the United States.   You can learn more at the Jerome Lejeune Foundation’s website.

Brian S. Brown

Brian S. Brown

Brian S. Brown is founder and Editor-in-Chief of International Family News. He is also president of the International Organization for the Family (IOF). Brian also serves as President of the National Organization for Marriage (NOM) after having co-founded the organization in 2007. Brian has been quoted regularly in the The Washington Post, The New York Times, The Associated Press, The Los Angeles Times, The New York Post, and almost every other major newspaper in the country. He has also regularly appeared on ABC, CBS, NBC, CNN, FOX News Channel, C-SPAN and MSNBC. An Oxford University-educated and articulate advocate for marriage, he is a sought-after speaker who has addressed hundreds of gatherings throughout the country, and internationally. Brian is a C. Phil. at UCLA in American History, earned his B.A./M.A. in Modern History at Oxford University, and received his B.A. in History from Whittier College. He and his wife Susan have nine young children.

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