Down Syndrome community warn roll-out of new test will see rise in abortions

The Down Syndrome community has warned that the number of abortions of babies with the condition is likely to increase after Public Health England (PHE) announced that it will introduce a new controversial screening test across the NHS later this year. PHE announced that the non-invasive prenatal testing (NIPT) technique called ‘cell-free DNA’ (cfDNA) will... Read More

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Abortion, abortions, Down Syndrome, NIPT, Public Health England

December 6, 2020

Actor adds voice to Emmerdale criticism

Actress Sally Phillips has condemned ITV soap Emmerdale’s controversial Down Syndrome abortion storyline as “thoughtless” and “irresponsible”. The actress, best known for starring in the Bridget Jones films as well as TV comedies Miranda and I’m Alan Partridge, said the plot, which sees couple Laurel Thoma and Jai Sharma abort their unborn baby after receiving a Down Syndrome diagnosis, is... Read More

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Abortion, Down Syndrome, Emmerdale, Sally Phillips, Stephen Morgan

November 15, 2020

Thousands call for Emmerdale to cancel Down Syndrome abortion storyline

Over 20,000 people are urging bosses at ITV soap Emmerdale to cancel a forthcoming storyline in which a couple will decide to have an abortion after they are told their baby has Down Syndrome. The soap was slammed after reports revealed that onscreen couple Laurel Thomas (played by Charlotte Bellamy) and Jai Sharma (Chris Bisson) will abort... Read More

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Abortion, Down Syndrome, Emmerdale, storyline

November 13, 2020

Emmerdale slammed for Down Syndrome abortion storyline

Pro-lifers have slammed ITV soap Emmerdale for promoting eugenic abortion in a forthcoming plotline in which a couple decide to terminate their unborn baby after they are told the child has Down Syndrome. It was recently revealed that Emmerdale couple Laurel Thomas (played by Charlotte Bellamy) and Jai Sharma (Chris Bisson) will abort their unborn baby after receiving a... Read More

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Abortion, Coronation Street, Down Syndrome, Emmerdale, ITV, soap, SPUC

September 22, 2020

Stop selling ‘hatewear’, Sally Phillips and Down Syndrome community tell Amazon

Sally Phillips has strongly criticised online trader Amazon over the sale of “hatewear” targeting the Down Syndrome community. The actress, 51, who is perhaps best known for her role in the Bridget Jones film series, said the t-shirts sold on Amazon, including messages such as ‘Let’s make Down Syndrome extinct’, are an example of eugenic ideas “really... Read More

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Amazon, Down Syndrome, Sally Phillips, t-shirts

August 7, 2020

Warning that new Down Syndrome test is likely to see rise in abortions

The number of abortions of babies with Down Syndrome is likely to increase following a decision announced by the Government, a campaign group has warned. People with Down Syndrome, their families and campaign groups have said they are very disappointed that a new prenatal test that is projected to lead to a profound increase in... Read More

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Abortion, Don’t Screen Us Out, Down Syndrome, Government, NIPT, non-invasive prenatal testing

June 17, 2020

Activist with Down Syndrome says abortion law makes her feel ‘better off dead’

A young woman with Down Syndrome has presented a petition to Number 10 against an abortion law which makes her feel like she would be “better off dead”. Heidi Crowter, 24, and 18,000 signatories have demanded that MPs do not pass a Bill endorsing regulations that allow the abortion of babies with non-fatal disabilities until... Read More

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Abortion, Carla Lockhart, Down Syndrome, DUP, Heidi Crowter, law, MP, MPs, Northern Ireland, regulations

May 6, 2020

Down Syndrome campaigner urges Stormont to reject ‘hurtful and offensive’ abortion laws

A campaigner with Down Syndrome has urged Stormont to reject “hurtful and offensive” British Government laws on abortion. A major change lifting restrictions on terminations in Northern Ireland was introduced in March. Ministers in Belfast have not introduced local provision after attorney general John Larkin QC raised legal points with Westminster’s intervention. Heidi Crowter, a... Read More

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Abortion, British, Down Syndrome, Government, Heidi Crowter, Northern Ireland, Stormont

February 25, 2020

Don’t screen me out, says campaigner

A woman with Down Syndrome has launched a landmark case against the UK Government over its abortion law, which allows for abortions up to birth for babies with the condition. Heidi Crowter, 24, from Coventry, has joined forces with Cheryl Bilsborrow from Preston, whose two-year-old son Hector also has Down Syndrome, and the pair intend... Read More

Catholic Times, News – UK and Ireland

Abortion, abortion law, Cheryl Bilsborrow, cleft lip, club foot, discriminatory, Don’t Screen Us Out, Down Syndrome, England, Government, Hector, Heidi Crowter, law, Lord Shinkwin, Lynn Murray, Ollie, Sally Phillips, Scotland, Wales

February 20, 2020

MP slams Northern Ireland abortion framework proposal

Sir Edward Leigh MP, the president of the Catholic Union of Great Britain, has written to Prime Minister Boris Johnson condemning the proposed framework for introducing abortion to Northern Ireland as going ‘far, far beyond’ what is legally required. An amendment to a law passed last year required the Government to provide abortion services in... Read More

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