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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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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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

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

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

Don’t screen me out, says campaigner

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