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Amendment to stop abortion up to birth for Down’s syndrome tabled for UK Government Bill

March 27, 2024

An amendment to the Government’s Criminal Justice Bill that would bring the abortion time limit for babies with Down’s syndrome in line with the time limit for babies that do not have disabilities has been signed by 40 MPs from across the British political spectrum. The abortion time limit under the UK’s Abortion Act is set at

‘This law makes me feel I am better off dead’: UK court hears Down syndrome abortion law challenge

July 09, 2021

London, England, Jul 7, 2021 / 08:05 am. A woman with Down syndrome said on Tuesday that a U.K. law allowing abortion up to birth for disability made her feel that she was “better off dead.” Heidi Crowter, a 26-year-old from Coventry, in central England, made the comment outside the High Court in London on

PHE to roll out new Down’s syndrome test in June that will likely see rise in abortions

February 04, 2021

The number of babies aborted with Down's syndrome is expected to rise as Public Health England roll out a controversial screening test across the NHS from June.

‘Samantha sealed my bond with God’: speaking to parents of children with Down’s syndrome

March 21, 2017

Down's syndrome is an awkward subject for the West. But we should attend to people's experiences

Thank God for Sally Phillips: at last a celebrity is standing up for children with Down’s syndrome

May 06, 2016

A new screening could eliminate children with Down's syndrome – but few people want to talk about it

Podcast: Is the UK Government about to introduce a major threat to the existence of Down’s babies?

May 05, 2016

Madeleine Teahan talks to Peter D Williams of Right to Life about a new screening test that would pave the way for more abortions

Worse than eugenics

May 05, 2016

Myths about Down's syndrome lead to thousands of abortions every year. A new proposal will make it even harder for parents to resist social pressure

Campaigners applaud Cameron’s caution on screening for Down’s syndrome

May 05, 2016

The prime minister said 'ethical issues' must be taken into account