by Lynn Murray | Feb 6, 2020 | Press releases
Press release for immediate release Down’s syndrome community oppose RCOG calls for framework that will introduce Down’s syndrome abortion to Northern Ireland Down’s syndrome advocates have spoken out against the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists...
by Lynn Murray | Dec 8, 2019 | Press releases
Down’s syndrome advocates are calling on a halt to the roll-out of new ‘Non-Invasive prenatal tests’ (NIPT) on the NHS after a series of Freedom of Information requests have revealed that the number of babies born with Down’s syndrome has dropped by 30% in NHS...
by Lynn Murray | Nov 5, 2019 | Press releases
Disability advocacy group Don’t Screen Us Out are calling on the Government to urgently clarify that abortion for Down’s syndrome will not be introduced to Northern Ireland. The Government have released a consultation on proposed abortion regulations for Northern...
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...