Q&A: Touching a Girl with Down Syndrome
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Touching a Girl with Down Syndrome
Question
Is there any room to permit affectionate touching of a girl with Down syndrome?
Answer
I don’t think so. But note that for our purposes, “affection” here does not mean the affection of a father for his daughter or of one friend for another, but sexual affection. That is not the meaning of the word “affection” in spoken Hebrew.
Discussion on Answer
It seems to me completely obvious.
What is sexual affection, and how is it different from ordinary affection?