AS the mother of a child with Down's syndrome, Sally Phillips has spoken out about the need for attitudes towards the condition to change. The actress is outraged about a new screening test that is said to detect Down’s Syndrome in 99% of pregnancies and is...
A MOTHER flew the flag for the North-East at a Westminster demonstration urging the Government to reconsider a screening test which campaigners say discriminates against people with Down syndrome. Down syndrome charity founder Maggie Hart, of Middleton St George, County Durham, was one of around 100...
Successful Don’t Screen Us Out demonstration highlights discriminatory consequences of new prenatal screening, and underscores need for Down’s syndrome voices to be heard Individuals with Down’s syndrome and their families led a rally outside Parliament today, affirming the dignity and happiness that people with disabilities can...
PARENTS held a rally to raise awareness of the "ignorance" surrounding children with Down Syndrome. About 15 families gathered in Centenary Square, Bradford, where they held a banner saying "We all belong, please don't screen us out." The rally was to highlight non-invasive prenatal testing (NIPT), a...
OPERATIONAL NOTE – PHOTO OPPORTUNITY: Mon 18 April 10:30 – 12:30 (speeches at 12:00) Houses of Parliament, Statue of George V, Abingdon Street, London, SW1P 3JY Today individuals with Down’s syndrome and their families are protesting outside Parliament regarding “discriminatory” pre-natal screening proposals asking Jeremy Hunt not to ‘screen...
A DOWN syndrome charity founder is set for a Westminster protest in response to a screening programme which campaigners say could lead to "informal eugenics". Mother-of-three Maggie Hart will represent the North-East as she joins members of the Don't Screen Us Out campaign to speak at...
Join people with Down’s syndrome, their families, and the wider community outside Parliament, as we send a message loud and clear to Jeremy Hunt and the Government that: 1/ Proposals to introduce a new pre-natal screening test that is projected to lead to a profound reduction...
PRESS RELEASE – FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE On World Down’s Syndrome Day, parents and campaign groups are calling on Jeremy Hunt to reject a new pre-natal screening proposal that is projected to lead to a profound reduction in the number of children born with Down’s syndrome. The new...
Emma Lowe, from Preston, was told it was a one in a million chance that her twins would have Down's syndrome. As the NHS offers a new Down’s syndrome blood test, mum of ‘one in a million’ Down’s twins, Emma Lowe, 36, of Preston, Lancashire says...
As the NHS offers a new Down’s syndrome blood test, mum of ‘one in a million’ Down’s twins, Emma Lowe, 36, of Preston, Lancashire says it will encourage more terminations "I’m sure every parent thinks their kids are one in a million, but my twin boys really...