All posts tagged "disability"
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1.4KHuman 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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309IssuesDelaware faces pushback on assisted suicide from disability advocates
As Delaware lawmakers gather to discuss a bill legalizing assisted suicide, local and national groups advocating for the rights of the disabled...
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745Human InterestParents told abortion was the ‘best option’ for child with disability diagnosis
One couple in the United Kingdom is speaking out about how they felt pressured to have an abortion when it was discovered...
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510AnalysisDoctors blur the line between health care and abortion in article lamenting Texas Heartbeat Act
A recent New York Times article contained misleading information about SB 8, a Texas bill that restricts almost all abortions once a...
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2.6KAnalysisMan with ALS fights pro-euthanasia law, says people should be guaranteed a ‘dignified life’
A Spanish man living with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), or Lou Gehrig’s disease, is fighting to make sure people know his life...
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2.3KAnalysisThe top 8 myths about the new Texas abortion law
(Students for Life of America) Texas has enacted the nation’s first Heartbeat Act (SB 8), a law that prohibits abortionists from killing...
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946Human InterestWest Virginia deli goes the extra mile to accommodate employees with special needs
A West Virginia deli is warming hearts and filling bellies with their delicious food and beautiful mission to “support special needs employment.” Jordyn’s...
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1.1KInternationalDespite anti-discrimination law, Guernsey to allow children with disabilities to be killed up to birth
According to the BBC, the British channel island of Guernsey has liberalized its abortion law after politicians approved an extension on the...
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663InternationalWomen in Poland sue over eugenic abortion ban, citing ‘distress’ over ‘prospect’ of having child with disability
Early this year, Poland enacted a ban on eugenic abortions, making it illegal to abort preborn children with disabilities. Before the law...
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725Human RightsUK mom says she was encouraged to abort at 37 weeks due to son’s Down syndrome
A mother told her son may have Down syndrome was pressured to have an abortion, even though she was due to deliver...
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3.4KHuman InterestBaby Athena lived for one day outside the womb, and her parents say she was ‘a warrior’
As Athena Edith Wyatt’s story proves, the length of people’s lives is irrelevant to their status as inherently precious human beings. Whether...
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3.0KHuman InterestESPN honors Chris Nikic, first person with Down syndrome to complete Ironman triathlon
Chris Nikic, the first person with Down syndrome to complete an Ironman triathlon, has just received another incredible honor. The groundbreaking athlete...
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6.1KInvestigativeLate-term abortionist exposes the truth about why women get abortions
Late-term abortionist Dr. Warren Hern (who is currently facing a lawsuit for botching an abortion, which took away a woman’s fertility) wrote a textbook...
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3.3KIssuesBusiness owned by man with Down syndrome featured on No. 95 NASCAR
A young businessman from Sanger, Texas, who has Down syndrome will have his snow cone business alongside Fortune 500 companies in the...
