Press release for immediate release Almost 90% of all babies prenatally diagnosed with Down's syndrome were screened out by abortion in 2021 Disability campaigners have called for MPs to urgently update abortion legislation after statistics released by NHS England...
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 – 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...
Press release – Woman with Down’s syndrome’s landmark case against UK Govt over discriminatory abortion law to be heard by High Court
PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Woman with Down’s syndrome landmark case against UK Govt over discriminatory abortion law to be heard by High Court The High Court has granted permission to hear a landmark case against the UK Government over the current...
Press release – Scottish introduction of new Down’s syndrome screening test will likely see rise in abortions
PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Scottish introduction of new Down’s syndrome screening test will likely see rise in abortions The number of babies with Down’s syndrome aborted in Scotland is likely to increase following a decision announced by the Government....
Press release – Forty-three disability groups call on Amazon to take action over discriminatory t-shirts
PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Forty-three disability groups call on Amazon to take action over discriminatory t-shirts Forty-three Down’s syndrome and learning-disability groups, including the Down’s syndrome Association and Mencap, have this weekend published...
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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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