CNA Staff, Oct 19, 2020 / 13:00 pm
The High Court of England and Wales has agreed to hear a challenge to the country's abortion law, which allows children with Down syndrome to be aborted until birth, as discriminatory towards people diagnosed with the condition.
The application, which was filed by Heidi Crowter, a woman with Down syndrome, and Máire Lea-Wilson, mother of 16-month-old son Aiden, who has Down syndrome, was granted on October 17.
Lawyer Paul Conrathe, who represents Crowter and Lea-Wilson, called it a "hugely significant moment."
"The Court has recognized it is arguable that the State is acting unlawfully towards babies with Down's Syndrome by allowing them to be aborted up to birth," said Coranthe in a statement released on Saturday.