PRESS RELEASE - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Landmark case against UK Govt over discriminatory abortion laws, women with Down’s syndrome vows to fight on Heidi Crowter, the woman behind a landmark case against the UK Government over the current discriminatory abortion law...
Creating a world where people with Down’s syndrome are equally valued
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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 – 693 abortions in 2020 where baby had Down’s Syndrome – number likely to get worse
Press release for immediate release 693 abortions in 2020 where baby had Down’s Syndrome - number likely to get worse The most recent abortion statistics releasedby the Department of Health and Social Care today show 693 abortions where a baby had Down’s...
Press release – Over 2,700 people with Down’s syndrome and their families call for Penguin Random House to ditch Dawkins over discriminatory remarks on Down’s syndrome
Press release for immediate release Over 2,700 people with Down’s syndrome and their families call for Penguin Random House to ditch Dawkins over discriminatory remarks on Down’s syndrome 2,787 people with Down’s syndrome and their families have signed an open...
Press release – Line of Duty star backs launch of new Down syndrome All-Party Parliamentary Group at Westminster
Press release for immediate release Line of Duty star with Down syndrome backs launch of new Down syndrome All-Party Parliamentary Group at Westminster BBC’s Line of Duty star Tommy Jessop is backing the launch of the new All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG)...
Press release – Woman with Down’s syndrome’s landmark case against UK Govt over discriminatory abortion law to be heard by High Court on 6th July
Press release for immediate release Woman with Down’s syndrome’s landmark case against UK Govt over discriminatory abortion law to be heard by High Court on 6th July A landmark case against the UK Government over the current discriminatory abortion law that allows...
Press release – NI Assembly votes in favour of bill to change abortion law
Press release for immediate release NI Assembly votes in favour of bill to change abortion law Today the Northern Ireland Assembly voted 48 to 12 in favour of the Severe Fetal Impairment Abortion (Amendment) Bill at its second reading, in a move celebrated by...
Press release – Disability rights campaigner addresses NI Assembly in support of disability abortion law change
Press release for immediate release Disability rights campaigner addresses NI Assembly in support of disability abortion law change Disability rights campaigner Heidi Crowter, who herself has Down’s Syndrome, has today appeared before the Health Committee in the...
Press release – Pressure mounts on NI political leaders as over 1500 people with Down’s syndrome and their families call for law change
Press release for immediate release Pressure mounts on NI political leaders as over 1500 people with Down’s syndrome and their families call for law change 1,553 people with Down's syndrome and their families have signed an open letter to the political leaders of the...
Press release – New abortion amendment bill aims to remove disability discrimination in Northern Ireland
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...
Press release – England announce roll-out of new Down’s syndrome test that will likely see rise in abortions
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...
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It’s time our law’s caught up
with positive changes in attitudes towards people with Down’s syndrome
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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