Search results for "Down Syndrome"
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604Guest ColumnUN Human Rights review ignores Iceland’s 100% Down syndrome abortion rate
(C-Fam – Geneva) It was Iceland’s turn to have its human rights record reviewed by other UN member states on Tuesday. The...
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602Human InterestDelaware cafe offers internship to prepare adults with Down syndrome for careers
The Down Syndrome Association of Delaware (DSA), a nonprofit group founded and run by parents of individuals with Trisomy 21, celebrated the...
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786Human InterestNew program aims to improve health care for people with Down syndrome
In honor of her late brother, a professor in the school of medicine at the University of Nevada-Las Vegas is pioneering a...
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3.8KHuman InterestFamily has four children with Trisomy 21, but shuns ‘Down syndrome’ label
Four of the eight children in the McGarrity family have Trisomy 21, yet parents Sonia and Jeff don’t say that they have...
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597Human InterestYoung rapper with Down syndrome wants to inspire others by following his dreams
The story of a Florida teenager with Down syndrome shows that a disability should never stop someone from pressing forward with trying...
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3.0KHuman InterestDown syndrome rights advocate Katie Shaw speaks at March for Life
Down syndrome advocate Katie Shaw addressed an enthusiastic crowd of thousands in the National Mall on Friday for the rally portion of...
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3.6KAnalysisDoctor informs couple of son’s Down syndrome by handing them Special Olympics flyer
In an essay for Love What Matters, Holly Camarda recounted the callous way medical staff delivered her son’s Down syndrome diagnosis. Camarda...
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1.4KHuman InterestAustralian woman believed to be country’s first college graduate with Down syndrome
Rachel High of Adelaide, Australia, is celebrating a monumental achievement after becoming the first known college graduate with Down syndrome in her...
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1.7KHuman InterestToddler with Down syndrome beats cancer just in time for Christmas
A little girl with Down syndrome beat a rare kind of blood cancer just in time to go home for Christmas. 23-month-old...
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1.3KHuman InterestBasketball player with Down syndrome brings the team together
A teenager with Down syndrome is more than just another member of the basketball team at Abraham Lincoln High School in Council...
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1.6KHuman InterestFirst Ironman with Down syndrome completes the New York City marathon
Chris Nikic, the first person with Down syndrome complete an Ironman triathlon, has now conquered another incredible goal: running the New York...
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7.8KHuman RightsMom gives birth to rare twins with Down syndrome: ‘They’ve been my little gems’
A mom who gave birth to identical twin girls with Down syndrome is taking the world by storm. Savannah Combs, mom to...
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12.1KAnalysisBaby with Down syndrome dies after being denied a heart transplant
UPDATE, 10/22/21: The National Down Syndrome Society (NDSS) has released a statement about Zion’s death, urging for legislation to be passed preventing...
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2.1KHuman InterestDown syndrome mom: ‘God saw fit for me to be her mother’
In an age when so many parents are encouraged to abort their children with Down syndrome, one Pennsylvania mother is speaking out...
