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 disability rights campaigners...
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 Northern Irish Assembly in support of the Severe Fetal Impairment (Abortion)...
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 Northern Ireland Assembly...
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 introduce a new controversial screening test...
More than 100 doctors, nurses and other medics have signed letter It attacks the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists Bridget Jones actress Sally Phillips also branded suggestion as ‘dark’ Doctors have accused a medical body of suggesting that unborn babies with Down’s syndrome should...
Don't Screen Us Out spokesperson Lynn Murray points out the difference between the actual lived reality of a life for a person with Down's syndrome and their family versus outdated, condescending and downright discriminatory view that is presented by some others - as is so...
Channel 5 Wright Stuff host Mathew Wright delves into the ethics around rolling-out new pre-natal screening on the NHS. [vc_video link='https://youtu.be/Bpln4mQ0XAg']...
When BETH BEAUMONT EPSTEIN was born her parents were told she would never learn to read. Now, at 15, she has aspirations to go to university. Her mother HENNY explains the need for less negativity towards Down’s Syndrome It’s 4pm on a weekday afternoon, and Beth Beaumont...
A new screening could eliminate children with Down's syndrome – but few people want to talk about it. The question women least expect to hear when they have just given birth to a baby is: “And will you be taking her home?” But that’s what someone close...
The prime minister said 'ethical issues' must be taken into account Campaigners have applauded David Cameron’s statement that new screening techniques must be introduced in “the right way” to confront the “ethical issues” around testing the unborn for Down’s syndrome. A new screening technique has been proposed which...