In time for World Down Syndrome Day March 21, 2022, Justice signed into law a bill barring abortion because of an unborn child’s disability.
West Virginia’s new law bars abortions of unborn diagnosed with disability
Down syndrome advocates vow to appeal British court ruling on abortion
Two women who challenged the U.K. government over a law that allows abortion up to birth for disabled babies have vowed to take their case to appeal after it was dismissed by the High Court.
Federal appeals court says Ohio can enforce Down syndrome abortion law
A federal appeals court has ruled that Ohio’s 2017 law banning abortions after a fetal diagnosis of Down syndrome can be enforced.
Pope advances sainthood causes of pro-life geneticist Lejeune, others
Pope Francis recognized the heroic virtues of Lejeune, the Catholic physician and researcher who was one of the three discoverers of the extra chromosome that causes Down syndrome.
Federal appeals court continues hold on Arkansas laws restricting abortion
A federal appeals court reaffirmed a hold on an Arkansas law that bans abortions 18 weeks into pregnancy and another banning an abortion from being performed when a fetus is detected to have Down syndrome.
‘My life just isn’t as valuable as others’: Woman sues British government
A woman with Down syndrome will take the British government to court in an attempt to change a law that permits abortions up to birth of children considered to be “seriously handicapped.”
Effie Caldarola: What Jean Vanier taught us
Jean Vanier changed attitudes toward the intellectually and physically disabled in ways so deep that we can hardly comprehend it.
Priest’s marathon helps fund heart surgeries for Down syndrome children
What began as the fulfillment of a personal goal became a life-changing endeavor when Father Michael Tobin entered the Boston Marathon as a charity runner this spring.