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Federal court upholds Ohio's Down syndrome abortion ban
A federal court on Tuesday upheld an Ohio law prohibiting doctors from performing abortions based on a prenatal diagnosis of... Read more
Senate pro-life chair: Down syndrome abortions are ‘eugenics’
In an interview with CNA this week, the Senate Pro-Life Caucus chair talked about new legislation to ban abortions on the... Read more
Lawmakers to re-introduce discrimination abortion ban
Members of Congress announced on Thursday they would be re-introducing a ban on discrimination abortion, or abortion based on a... Read more
South Dakota governor calls for Down syndrome abortion ban
The governor of South Dakota asked state lawmakers on Tuesday to introduce a bill banning abortions based on a prenatal... Read more
18 states file brief supporting Tennessee's discrimination abortion ban
An 18-state coalition filed a brief this week supporting a Tennessee law banning abortions based on an unborn child’s race,... Read more
Only 18 babies with Down syndrome born in Denmark in 2019
Only 18 children with Down syndrome were born in Denmark in 2019, the lowest number on record in the Scandinavian... Read more
Mississippi bans abortion on sex, race, genetic disability
Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves signed the Life Equality Act into law on Wednesday, July 1, banning abortion based on sex,... Read more
Woman with Down syndrome aims to change UK abortion laws
A 24-year-old British woman with Down syndrome has launched a lawsuit against the UK government, seeking to change British laws... Read more
DOJ files brief in support of Ohio Down syndrome abortion ban
The Department of Justice is officially supporting Ohio’s Down syndrome abortion ban before a federal circuit court. Read more
Pa. Catholic conference: Gov. Wolf failed to protect 'humanity's most vulnerable lives' with Down syndrome abortion veto
Pennsylvania governor Tom Wolf this week vetoed a bill that would have banned the abortion of children prenatally diagnosed with... Read more
Ohio Down syndrome abortion ban remains blocked after court ruling
A federal appeals court on Friday upheld a block on an Ohio law banning abortions on the grounds of a... Read more
Judge blocks Arkansas abortion regulations
A federal judge in Arkansas on Tuesday temporarily blocked several new regulations on abortion clinics, which otherwise might have led... Read more
L'Arche: Failures are 'systemic' in NHS treatment of the disabled
The international federation L’Arche says that a British hospital’s mistreatment of a man with Down syndrome in the weeks leading... Read more
Utah bans most abortions after 18 weeks
Utah governor Gary Herbert signed a new law this week to prohibit most abortions after 18 weeks of pregnancy. Read more
How this classical Catholic school welcomes children with Down syndrome
Students with Down syndrome study Latin and logic alongside their classmates at Immaculata Classical Academy, a Catholic school in Louisville,... Read more
Pro-life, disability groups support Indiana abortion law at SCOTUS
Nineteen states and numerous pro-life and disability groups have petitioned the U.S. Supreme Court to uphold an Indiana law prohibiting... Read more
Chilean Church opens greenhouse to employ youth with Down syndrome
The Archdiocese of Concepcion in Chile has begun construction on a greenhouse to grow vegetables, a new project which will... Read more
Utah, Pennsylvania consider banning Down syndrome abortions
The states of Utah and Pennsylvania are considering legislation that would ban abortions solely due to a prenatal Down syndrome... Read more
How this OneLife LA speaker is 'made for greater'
Karen Gaffney has swum the English Channel, is the president of a global non-profit, and has an honorary doctorate. She’ll... Read more
Updated: Gov. Kasich of Ohio signs bill prohibiting Down syndrome abortions
On Friday, Ohio Governor John Kasich signed a bill that will penalize doctors who perform abortions, if the abortion is chosen... Read more
