Appeals Court to Hear Challenge to UK Down Syndrome Abortion Law
The Court of Appeal will hear a case challenging a U.K. law that allows abortion up to birth for disability after the High Court rejected the case last year.
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Pro-Life Effort Continues in UK After High Court Defeat
Under the present law in the UK, an unborn child with Down syndrome can be aborted up to 24 weeks into the pregnancy.
Court Rejects Challenge to UK’s Down Syndrome Abortion Law
“My fight for justice and equality has brought us here today to change a law that makes me think I shouldn’t have been born.”
‘This Law Makes Me Feel I Am Better Off Dead’: UK Court Hears Down Syndrome Abortion Law Challenge
There were 3,083 abortions on the basis of disability recorded in England and Wales in 2020, 693 of them following a prenatal diagnosis of Down syndrome — an increase from 656 in 2019.
Meet the Mother Challenging the UK’s Down Syndrome Abortion Law
There were 3,183 abortions on the basis of disability recorded in England and Wales in 2019, 656 of them following a prenatal diagnosis of Down syndrome.
Court to Hear Challenge to UK’s Down Syndrome Abortion Law in July
There were 3,183 abortions on the basis of disability recorded in England and Wales in 2019, 656 of them following a prenatal diagnosis of Down syndrome.
Woman with Down Syndrome Aims to Change UK Abortion Laws
If the baby has a disability, including Down’s syndrome, cleft lip and club foot, abortion in the U.K. is legal up to birth.
