Down Syndrome

Pennsylvania's governor Tom Wolf vetoed a bill last week that would have made it illegal for women to abort their babies because the baby tested positive for down syndrome.

Federal legislation has been introduced that forbids abortion providers from performing abortions sought because the fetus has been diagnosed with Down syndrome. Tragically, a Gallup survey shows that 49 percent of Americans favor such abortions in the first trimester (though support drops to 29 percent in the third trimester).

In celebration of Down Syndrome Awareness Month, the President released a message of encouragement and hope to the nation.

A British court on Tuesday sided with a mother who had filed a “wrongful birth” suit after she gave birth to a baby with Down syndrome, she says she would have aborted.

Actor Ashton Kutcher is winning applause from the pro-life community for sharing a powerful video about Down syndrome on his Facebook page, although it remains unclear where he himself lands on the hot-button issue of abortion.

A pro-choice doctor just made a case for not aborting children with Down syndrome. But his case needs to be better.

"If anyone has ever had the arms of a Down syndrome child or adult wrapped around your necks, you will know that you have encountered profound love that comes from the heart.”

The House of Representatives passed legislation Monday that would end abortions based on the diagnosis and presumption of Down syndrome.

While countries such as Iceland are aborting babies with Down Syndrome, a one-year-old from Georgia is the first child with Down syndrome to win the Gerber Spokesbaby contest.

Lucas Warren is eighteen months old and lives in Dalton, Georgia. He was chosen this week to be Gerber’s new “Spokesbaby of the year.” Lucas was selected from more than 140,000 entries in the company’s photo search contest. He is the first child with Down syndrome to be chosen.