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San Marino votes to legalize abortion, U.K. woman with Down syndrome loses pro-life court case (and other stories)

A roundup of abortion news from around the world. *** In the U.K., 26-year-old Heidi [...]

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Scholar concerned that Texas abortion law will mean less Down syndrome babies aborted

By Jonathon Van Maren There are a handful of events in the last few years [...]

Young woman with Down syndrome suing U.K. government over eugenic abortion policy

I’ve been writing about the use of eugenic abortions to target children with Down syndrome [...]

Richard Dawkins says the world is better off without Down syndrome people (and other stories)

A roundup of news from around the interwebs. *** Atheist and evolutionary scientist Richard Dawkins [...]

Law protecting pre-born children with Down syndrome takes effect in Poland

By Jonathon Van Maren A ruling by Poland’s constitutional court on October 22 banning eugenic [...]

NDP MPP Sara Singh introduces law to end bias against Down syndrome pregnancy

This is fantastic and unexpected news—an Ontario NDP MPP, Sara Singh, has put forward a [...]

Mother pressured to abort her child with Down syndrome 15 times, New Zealand votes to legalize euthanasia (and other stories)

The BBC—which occasionally does actual journalism—published a long-form piece taking a look at the eugenic [...]

The ongoing destruction of babies with Down syndrome is changing the face of society

By Jonathon Van Maren Every so often, a headline catches me off guard. Like this [...]

Disability activists are worried that people with Down syndrome will be victims of “rationing” coronavirus treatments

By Jonathon Van Maren With a shortage of ventilators and other medical necessities, strained global [...]

Parents sue clinic because their daughter was born with Down syndrome–and they’d rather she be dead

By Jonathon Van Maren Last month, an Australian couple was granted an extension by the [...]

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