Tag: Down’s Syndrome

UK Woman With Down’s Syndrome Loses Challenge Against Abortion Law

An English woman and a child with Down’s syndrome on Friday lost an appeal challenging Britain’s abortion law that allows babies with the syndrome to be aborted up until birth. Three judges at the Court of Appeal dismissed the appeal, saying the abortion law does not interfere with the rights of the living disabled. One…


Woman With Down’s Syndrome To Challenge Abortion Law at the High Court

A woman with Down’s syndrome is heading to the High Court to challenge legislation that allows abortions up to birth for babies with the condition. Heidi Crowter, 26, from Coventry, is taking legal action against the government because she believes the law is “downright discrimination.” Maire Lea-Wilson, 33, an accountant and mother of two from…