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A woman’s right to abort a foetus with Down’s syndrome

Letters: Every baby should be wanted, and forcing a woman to carry an unwanted foetus to term is hardly the best start, says Ruth Brandon

The Guardian - UK

Woman with Down’s syndrome loses court of appeal abortion law case

Heidi Crowter argued that the law was discriminatory and stigmatised disabled people

The Guardian - UK

Courts rule on fight to change abortion laws affecting UK mums-to-be

A challenge was made to try to limit the time some people could have terminations

Wales Online

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Woman with Down’s syndrome loses abortion case appeal

Heidi Crowter brought legal action in the hope of removing part of the Abortion Act she believes to be an ‘instance of inequality’.

The Independent UK

Woman with Down’s syndrome loses bid to cut abortion limit on babies with condition

Heidi Crowter brought legal action in the hope of removing part of the Abortion Act she believes to be an ‘instance of inequality’

The Independent UK

Rory McIlroy shares heartwarming 'World No.1' moment with daughter Poppy in US

The Co Down superstar re-established himself as world number one with a 23rd PGA Tour victory at the CJ Cup in South Carolina on Sunday

Belfast Live

Ukraine authorities attempt to track down thousands of ‘social orphans’

After the Russian invasion, almost 100,000 Ukrainian children were forced to leave institutional care. With help from Unicef, the government is still trying to reach about 26,000 of them

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Brother, do you love me? The cry for help that sparked a care-home rescue mission

When Manni Coe received a disconcerting text from his brother Reuben, who has Down’s syndrome, he decided to remove him from the care system. Now the two tell their story in a new book

The Guardian - UK

Man with Down syndrome reinstated at Wendy’s after being fired without notice after two decades on the job

“This was an unfortunate mistake and lapse in protocol,” restaurant operator says

The Independent UK

Beyond art therapy: the studio helping neurodiverse musicians record, release and book shows

Sydney’s Club Weld is flipping the script in an ableist industry, helping neurodiverse artists network and build skills – while putting their music front and centre

The Guardian - AU

Hormone therapy may boost brain function for people with Down’s syndrome, study finds

Men given a dose of gonadotropin-releasing hormone every two hours showed improvements in cognitive function in small-scale trial

The Guardian - UK

Sally Phillips: ‘How would I survive a zombie attack? Get another puppy’

The actor, 51, on swotting at Oxford, running away to clown school and being mistaken for Renée Zellweger

The Guardian - UK

Family settles $18m lawsuit with LA school after son with Down Syndrome died from a fall under its care

Moises Murillo, 8, had Down syndrome and died in 2017 after falling off a chair at school and severing his spinal cord

The Independent UK

You Know We Belong Together: the show taking Home and Away into deeper waters

Julia Hales’ play is a witty love letter to the Aussie soap, while asking questions about the representation of Down’s syndrome in mainstream entertainment

The Guardian - AU

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Young adult researchers with Down syndrome hoping to change the narrative

A new study of young adults with Down syndrome has found they often have high aspirations, usually grounded with a sense of realism.

Wales Online

Doting mum of Down’s girl left with PTSD after treatment for everything from a heart defect to leukaemia praises charity for making her smile

Ciara Foley, 11, is one of 350 people along with her mum Deborah Foley, 53, invited to a summer party by the Spread a Smile charity

Evening Standard

Lewisham’s Liberty Festival: the lowdown on the celebration of D/deaf, disabled and neurodiverse artists

For three days the borough of culture will host artists from Yinka Shonibare to Stephen Bailey

The Independent UK

'Robbed of the most precious thing': Missile kills Liza, 4

Liza, a 4-year-old girl with Down syndrome, was en route to see a speech therapist with her mother in central Ukraine when a Russian missile rained down from the sky

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Belfast Live

Co Down girl defying all odds nine years on from heart surgery

Lucie was diagnosed with a heart condition days after her birth

Tribune News Service

Citing Supreme Court ruling, appeals court reinstates Missouri’s Down syndrome abortion ban

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Following the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision last month to strike down Roe v. Wade, a panel of federal judges on Friday ruled in favor of an appeal that allows Missouri to prohibit abortions that are based solely on whether a baby was diagnosed with Down syndrome.

The Guardian - UK

‘They gave her a bed to die in’: family of woman with Down’s Syndrome denied intensive care seek answers from Covid-19 inquiry

Susan Sullivan’s hospital records suggest she was denied potentially life-saving treatment because of her disability. Now her family are demanding answers

Daily Mirror

Vile TikTok troll made sickening comments about girl he knew with Down's syndrome

Sick Andrew Menzies, 34, made several disgusting comments about 22-year-old’s Sophie's appearance before a horrified family member was told about his torrent of abuse and began screen recording as he spouted hateful comments

Daily Record

Young dad with 'heart of gold' gunned down close to his home

Kazee, aged 30, was fatally shot outside of a house alongside another victim before they made their own way to the hospital.

Daily Record

Vile Scots TikTok troll said girl with Down's syndrome ‘looked like gremlin’ on live stream

A horrified family member watched and recorded as twisted Andrew Menzies, from Falkirk, made horrific remarks about his disabled 22-year-old victim on the social media app.

Tribune News Service

Genetic screening results just got harder to handle under new abortion rules

Ann was 15 weeks pregnant with her fourth child when the results of her prenatal genetic test came back last August. The test suggested that her daughter, whom she and her husband planned to name Juliet, was missing one of her two X chromosomes — a condition called Turner syndrome…

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