Press release for immediate release New abortion amendment bill aims to remove disability discrimination in Northern Ireland Today, the Severe Fetal Impairment Abortion (Amendment) Bill will be introduced by Paul Givan MLA to the Northern Ireland Assembly for its first reading. The bill seeks to amend the...
Press release for immediate release England announce roll-out of new Down’s syndrome test that will likely see rise in abortions The number of babies with Down’s Syndrome aborted is likely to increase following a decision announced by Public Health England to introduce a new controversial screening test...
PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Woman with Down’s syndrome landmark case against UK Govt over discriminatory abortion law to be heard by High Court The High Court has granted permission to hear a landmark case against the UK Government over the current discriminatory abortion law which allows...
PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Scottish introduction of new Down’s syndrome screening test will likely see rise in abortions The number of babies with Down’s syndrome aborted in Scotland is likely to increase following a decision announced by the Government. Public Health Scotland has announced the rollout of...
PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Forty-three disability groups call on Amazon to take action over discriminatory t-shirts Forty-three Down’s syndrome and learning-disability groups, including the Down’s syndrome Association and Mencap, have this weekend published an open letter calling on Amazon to take steps to halt, once and...
Press release for immediate release Govt announce roll-out of new Down’s syndrome test that will likely see rise in abortions The number of babies with Down’s Syndrome aborted is likely to increase following a decision announced by the Government. People with Down’s syndrome, their families and campaign groups...
The most recent abortion statistics released by the Department of Health and Social Care today show 656 abortions where a baby had Down’s syndrome in 2019. Under the current law, abortion is allowed up to birth if a baby has a disability including Down’s syndrome. The actual...
The is information about the disability legal case of Heidi Crowter and Máire Lea-Wilson. Simply click on the image below to download the facts: ...
Heidi Crowter, a 24-year-old woman from Coventry who has Down’s syndrome, has joined forces with Máire Lea-Wilson from Brentford, West London, whose eleven month-old son Aidan has Down’s syndrome, and have launched a landmark case against the UK Government over the current discriminatory abortion law...
2000 people with Down’s syndrome and their families have signed a letter to Boris Johnson urging him to clarify that disability-selective abortion for Down’s syndrome will not be introduced to Northern Ireland. Don’t Screen Us Out have also now written to the Prime Minister seeking an...