Press release for immediate release 760 abortions where baby had Down’s syndrome as momentum builds to stop abortion up to birth for babies with Down’s syndrome 23 May 2024 - The most recent abortion statistics released by the Department of Health and Social Care...
Creating a world where people with Down’s syndrome are equally valued
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our vision
We are a group of over 17,000 people with Down’s syndrome, their families and supporters who are actively working to build a United Kingdom (UK) where people with Down’s syndrome are equally valued and have an equal chance of being born.
Currently around 90% of babies found to have Down’s syndrome in the UK are aborted. This alarmingly high percentage is as a result of discriminatory legislation, policies and practice – as well as wider cultural attitudes towards life with Down’s syndrome.
our focus
We support the updating of UK legislation to ensure that babies with Down’s syndrome are not singled out by abortion law
We support a programme of medical reform to improve the delivery and quality of information and support provided to parents expecting a baby with Down’s syndrome
We highlight the negative impact that national screening programmes are having on increasing the number of babies that are screened out because they have Down’s syndrome.
We support reforms to UK legislation and policy to improve support and equality for people with Down’s syndrome and their families throughout their lives
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Press Release – Down’s syndrome campaigners rally outside Court of Appeal as case over discriminatory abortion law heard
Photos and video from rally available to be freely used by media:https://www.flickr.com/photos/dontscreenusout/albums/72177720300518498 and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jsJZC4OFvT4 PRESS RELEASE - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Down’s syndrome campaigners rally outside...
Press Release – Woman with Down’s syndrome’s landmark case against UK Govt over discriminatory abortion law to be heard by Court of Appeal on Wednesday July 13th
PRESS RELEASE - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Woman with Down’s syndrome’s landmark case against UK Govt over discriminatory abortion law to be heard by Court of Appeal on 13th July A landmark case against the UK Government over the current discriminatory abortion law that...
Press Release – 24% increase in abortions where baby had Down’s syndrome, as landmark case against UK Govt to be heard by Court of Appeal
PRESS RELEASE - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE24% increase in abortions where baby had Down’s syndrome, as landmark case against UK Govt to be heard by Court of Appeal 21 June 2022 - The most recent abortion statistics released by the Department of Health and Social Care today...
Heidi Crowter’s Court of Appeal hearing announcement
Heidi Crowter’s Court of Appeal hearing is scheduled for the 13th July. Keep up to date and support the case here: https://www.crowdjustice.com/case/downrightdiscrimination/ Click on the image below to view the easy read.
Press Release – Woman with Down’s syndrome’s landmark case against UK Govt over discriminatory abortion law to be heard by Court of Appeal
PRESS RELEASE - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Woman with Down’s syndrome’s landmark case against UK Govt over discriminatory abortion law to be heard by Court of Appeal The Court of Appeal has announced that it will be hearing a landmark case against the UK Government over...
Press Release – Disability abortion bill unlikely to proceed further following vote on wrecking amendments
PRESS RELEASE - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Disability abortion bill unlikely to proceed further following vote on wrecking amendments The Severe Fetal Impairment Abortion (Amendment) Bill is unlikely to proceed further at the Northern Ireland Assembly. A group of...
Press Release – Disability campaigners back amendment to reform discriminatory disability abortion law
Press release for immediate release Disability campaigners back amendment to reform discriminatory disability abortion law Disability campaigners are urging MPs to support an amendment that has been tabled by a cross-party group of MPs to the Government’s Health and...
Press Release – Disability abortion bill passes Committee Stage, 99% of submissions support law change
PRESS RELEASE - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Disability abortion bill passes Committee Stage with 99% of submissions supporting law change The Severe Fetal Impairment Abortion (Amendment) Bill has passed Committee Stage at the Northern Ireland Assembly, after 99% of the...
Press Release – Woman with Down’s syndrome’s landmark case against UK Govt over discriminatory abortion law plans to go onto Court of Appeal
PRESS RELEASE - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Woman with Down’s syndrome’s landmark case against UK Govt over discriminatory abortion law to go onto Court of Appeal The women behind a landmark case against the UK Government over the current discriminatory abortion law that...
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Heidi Crowter, a 26-year-old woman from Coventry who has Down’s syndrome, together with Máire Lea-Wilson from Brentford, West London, whose two-year-old son Aidan has Down’s syndrome, are challenging the UK Government over a disability clause in the current law which singles out babies with disabilities such as Down’s syndrome.
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