Search results for "down syndrome pressure to abort"
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1.9KNewsbreakFlorida House to consider bill banning abortions for babies with disabilities
The Florida House Professions & Public Health Subcommittee voted to approve a bill on March 11 that would protect certain children with...
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4.1KHuman InterestMom refused to abort daughter with Down syndrome: ‘I wouldn’t change her for the world’
In a book that collects the stories of family members of children with Down syndrome, Shannon Wemys wrote about her daughter Gracey. Wemys...
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1.0KHuman InterestParents refuse to abort son with Down syndrome and heart defect: ‘Jacob has amazed us’
In a book that collects the stories of children with Down syndrome and their families, Rhea Meanwell shared the story of her...
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1.0KHuman InterestChildren with Down syndrome light up the pages of Australian portrait book
A new portrait book featuring children with Down syndrome in Australia is aiming to smash stigma against the condition. Most parents choose...
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1.6KAnalysisAborting a child for a poor prenatal diagnosis is discrimination, and it helps no one
According to a January 2021 Knights of Columbus/Marist Poll, the majority of Americans oppose abortion for a prenatal diagnosis such as Down...
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1.5KHuman InterestUK mom has one twin daughter with Down syndrome and one without… and life is beautiful
Women who receive a diagnosis of Down syndrome rarely receive the news in a positive way. For Nicola Bailey, a nurse from...
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953NewsbreakBill to protect preborn babies with Down syndrome introduced in U.S. Senate
Senator Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.) reintroduced legislation on January 28 that seeks to protect the lives of preborn babies with Down syndrome. Senate Bill...
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2.6KHuman Interest‘Incompatible with Life’ film reveals how parents are pressured to abort children with disabilities
Pro-Life Champions, the non-profit behind The 40 film as well as founders of the Shout My Story video campaign, recently released “Incompatible...
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5.1KAnalysisSouth Dakota Governor Kristi Noem proposes Down syndrome abortion ban
In her annual State of the State address this week, South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem announced that she is proposing a Down syndrome...
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953AnalysisMom asks doctors why they think people with Down syndrome are ‘less valuable’
Many parents are forced to suffer through negative diagnosis experiences after learning one of their children has Down syndrome. For moms who...
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2.0KInternational
Birth rates for babies with Down syndrome drop by over 50% in Europe
A new study from Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) found disturbing data about plummeting birth rates for babies with Down syndrome. Authored by...
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1.4KHuman RightsRoyal College of OBGYNs in UK: Don’t pressure parents into abortion after prenatal screenings
New guidelines released by the UK’s Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (RCOG) seek to stop medical professionals from pressuring parents into...
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1.0KAnalysisSHOCK: Ireland abortionists admit a ‘fatal’ prenatal diagnosis may not be ‘certain’
On September 15, a study appeared in the prestigious British Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology about abortions in Ireland regarding babies who...
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1.8KHuman InterestFather of children with Down syndrome: ‘Love comes from seeing a person as they are’
JD Flynn is the father of two children with Down syndrome who says The Atlantic’s recent, much-discussed piece on Down Syndrome and abortion deeply...
