File image: Pixabay
Under UK law children with Down's can be aborted anytime, up to delivery
A British court is being asked to examine UK abortion laws, on late terminations for babies with Down's syndrome.
Under current UK law, babies with Down's Syndrome can be at any time, up to delivery.
Children with club feet & cleft palates can also be aborted anytime, up to birth.
Babies with no "serious difficulties" can be aborted up to 24 weeks.
Campaigners say the law is discriminatory to those living with Down's Syndrome, and are taking legal action to bring about a change.
24 year-old Heidi Carter has Down's Syndrome & finds it "deeply offensive" the law gives less protection to those with Down's.
She notes it's not about having a "perfect baby":
"I find it extremely offensive that a law doesn't respect my life, and I won't stand for it"
— BBC News (UK) (@BBCNews) July 6, 2021
Woman with Down's syndrome challenges abortion law's stance on babies with the condition https://t.co/WLxC6vfQ5s
FIFA Issued One Match Stadium Ban To Hungary.
UN Secretary General Says The World Has Never Been More Divided Than It Is Now.
Four Additional Covid 19 Deaths Reported In Northern Ireland Today.
3rd Suspect Charged In Britain In Connection With Novichok Attack In 2018.
ECHR: Russia Responsible For The Killing Of Alexander Litvinenko.
UK Govt. Borrowing Topped 24 Billion In August.
100 Homes Destroyed In Volcanic Eruption On La Palma.
Trudeau Likely To Lead The Next Canadian Parliament.
