Down Syndrome

On Monday, which was the 10th anniversary of World Down Syndrome Day, West Virginia officially outlawed disability-based abortions.

As we mark the 10^th anniversary of the first official World Down Syndrome Day, established on March 21, 2012, I wanted to take a moment to acknowledge all of the amazing ministries working together to serve individuals with Down syndrome, including people like my brother Johnny. He was the delight of our family, and I am so glad that my parents recognized his value and worth and taught us to never let a disability define anyone.

A Tennessee pro-life group is applauding a federal appeals court after it reinstated a much-debated ban that prohibits abortions based on a specific prenatal diagnosis.

Arizona is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to greenlight a law prohibiting abortions based on a Down syndrome or other genetic diagnoses, saying the state has an interest in protecting “unborn children from prenatal discrimination.”

North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper recently vetoed a bill that would have prohibited sex, race or Down syndrome diagnosis-based abortions.

Famous atheist Richard Dawkins asserted in a recent interview that he believes babies with Down Syndrome or other serious disabilities should be aborted.

A federal judge asserted this week, argued that America and the rest of the world are guilty of Nazi-like eugenics by allowing abortion that targets the unborn for various traits such as sex, race and disability.

On Tuesday a federal appeals court upheld an Ohio law protecting unborn babies diagnosed with Down syndrome by ruling that there "is no absolute" right under Supreme Court precedent to an abortion.

South Dakota's governor recently signed a bill banning abortions of down syndrome babies.

Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves (R) recently signed a bill protecting down syndrome babies from abortion.