by Lynn Murray | Jul 17, 2019 | Uncategorized
People with Down’s syndrome and their families have signed an open letter to Theresa May opposing the Government’s plans to draft secondary legislation that would introduce abortion for Down’s syndrome to Northern Ireland. This major law change would introduce...
by Lynn Murray | Jul 16, 2019 | Press releases
The Don’t Screen Us Out campaign, a coalition of Down’s syndrome advocacy groups, have praised a speech made by Lord Shinkwin in the House of Lords last night against the Government’s plans to draft secondary legislation that would introduce abortion for Down’s...
by Lynn Murray | Jun 13, 2019 | Press releases
The most recent abortion statistics released by the Department of Health today show a 42% increase in abortions for Down’s syndrome since 2008. The statistics show that there were 618 abortions for Down’s syndrome in 2018. This now brings it to a 42% increase in...
by Lynn Murray | May 28, 2019 | Press releases
People with Down’s syndrome, their families and advocacy groups are concerned that the Scottish abortion statistics released by NHS Scotland’s ISD today show a 48% increase in abortions for Down’s syndrome since 2010. The statistics show that there were 34 abortions...
by Lynn Murray | May 19, 2019 | Media, Uncategorized
As a society, we’re sensitive about the language we use about minority groups. So, this new poster, designed by Speech and Language Therapist Colette Lloyd, may be helpful for professionals who want to be sure that they’re getting it right when...
