Search results for "down syndrome pressure to abort"
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4.8KHuman InterestDiagnosed with Trisomy 18, Oaken lived for two days after birth surrounded by his family
During the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, a mother in the United Kingdom gave birth to a baby boy with Trisomy 18,...
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477Human InterestCarolina Hurricanes fans band together to support fans with special needs
Earlier this year, the nation was awed by the special relationship between 12-year-old Emma Izzo, who has Down syndrome, and Jordan Martinook,...
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4.3KIssuesThe fertility industry is not pro-life. It’s a profitable eugenic industry.
The fertility industry was born out of couples’ desire to have babies despite struggles with infertility. This billion-dollar industry profits from that...
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4.9KAnalysis‘So sad and confusing’: IVF’s physical and psychological impact on children
First comes love, then comes marriage, then comes the baby in a baby carriage … when everything goes according to the storybooks,...
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5.1KAnalysisThe hard cases: Is being ‘pro-life with exceptions’ actually pro-life?
Many people who consider themselves pro-life, from political leaders to “average Joes,” hold to a “pro-life with exceptions” position. But in truth,...
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4.8KHuman Interest‘He was the reason’: Man who inspired founding of Special Olympics dies at age 64
“He was gentle. He was kind. He was unfailingly polite. He had a funny and wicked sense of humor. He embraced us...
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1.0KAnalysisUsing reproductive technologies to avoid suffering has led to suffering of its own
The coronavirus pandemic has served for many as a forceful reminder of our mortality as humans. A recent Wall Street Journal article...
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17.1KIssuesWoman dies during childbirth after doctors refused to examine her during COVID-19
Just days after complaining about “incompetent doctors” on Twitter, a Black and Puerto Rican first-time mom died during childbirth at Montefiore Medical...
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1.3KAnalysis‘We brought light into the world’: Laura chose life and left behind her addiction
At 27 years old, recovering drug addict Laura Amoretti discovered that against all odds, she was pregnant. She had only been sober...
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6.3KAnalysisUK judge: Woman with disability must be forced to use long-term birth control
A woman living with a disability in the United Kingdom will be forced to receive a long-term contraceptive implant against her will,...
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1.8KGuest ColumnPoland considers legislation to protect preborn babies with disabilities
(Right to Life UK) Poland’s parliament will consider pro-life legislation this week seeking to protect unborn babies from disability-selective abortion. Unlike most...
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1.4KAnalysisDiscrimination in health care is already happening, with or without COVID-19
The idea of rationing health care in during the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic has begun to circulate, with op-eds discussing the idea in...
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920AnalysisDisability Royal Commission Chair: Mistreatment of people with disabilities ‘should disturb all Australians’
Concerns about the treatment of people with disabilities in Australia has led to horrifying revelations from people testifying before the Disability Royal...
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1.6KAnalysisUK father says doctors left his daughter to die because of her disabilty
According to her family, 31-year-old Holly Redworth had every right to live. But they claim that right was denied simply because she...
