South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem announced on Jan. 23 that she’ll introduce a bill to her state’s legislature on Jan. 25 that would ban abortion of babies based solely on a diagnose of Down syndrome. The Republican governor made the decision on the 48th anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court’s landmark ruling in Roe v.…Read More
From his smile, spirit and energy, you’d never know 3-year-old Everett Gay has been through as much as he has. Diagnosed with Down syndrome and a congenital heart defect shortly after birth, he’s already undergone five surgeries in his young life. “The thought that solely due to his diagnosis of Down syndrome, if he were…Read More
In a setback for pro-life efforts, federal judges have upheld injunctions or imposed new injunctions against multiple Arkansas prolife laws, including bans on late-term abortion and bans on abortions that target a child with Down syndrome or because of his or her sex. A three-judge panel of the 8th U.S Circuit Court of Appeals sided…Read More
Coloradans are preparing for a ballot referendum that would ban abortion after 22 weeks of pregnancy in the state. While abortion advocates argue that such abortions are “extremely rare,” statistics recorded by a longtime Colorado abortionist shed light on the late term abortions performed at one Boulder clinic. The data reveals hundreds of late-term abortions…Read More
The following stakeholders praised the introduction of the Down Syndrome Discrimination by Abortion Prohibition Act: “Taking the life of an unborn child because the baby has been diagnosed with Down Syndrome is the ultimate manifestation of discrimination,” said Tony Lauinger, State Chairman of Oklahomans For Life. “Targeting for death a human being who is deemed…Read More
A federal appeals court on Friday upheld a block on an Ohio law banning abortions on the grounds of a diagnosis of Down syndrome. Former Governor John Kasich signed the law nearly two years ago, but it has not yet been able to come into effect. The court’s decision comes amid Down Syndrome Awareness Month,…Read More
In the United Kingdom, a young boy is fighting for his life. Alfie Evans’s doctors have deemed him unable to survive his terminal illness, and the state has forbidden his parents from removing him to Italy for further care, despite the fact that the Italian government has granted him citizenship and Italian doctors have agreed…Read More
The Planned Parenthood abortion business has filed suit against a pro-life law in the state of Ohio that protects unborn babies with Down Syndrome. The law prohibits abortions when done specifically because an unborn child has been diagnosed with Down Syndrome. Because the Planned Parenthood abortion business has never met an abortion it is not…Read More