Search results for "Down Syndrome"
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1.5KHuman InterestDown syndrome non-profit is mending hearts around the world
Approximately half of all children born with Down syndrome have a congenital heart defect (CHD). For children in the United States, this...
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1.7KNewsbreakFederal appeals court nixes Tennessee’s protections for preborn babies with Down syndrome
A federal appeals court ruled Friday that Tennessee could not enforce an abortion restriction that prohibits abortions based on race, gender, or...
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1.8KHuman Interest‘A proud day’: Mother celebrates as daughter with Down syndrome graduates college
In a world where parents are routinely encouraged to kill their preborn children who have Down syndrome, it can be difficult to...
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2.1KAnalysisNewsweek reporter slammed for warning pro-life laws may result in survival of more ‘Down syndrome fetuses’
This week, the Supreme Court allowed the Texas Heartbeat Act to stand after abortion advocates filed an emergency appeal to try to block it....
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1.7KNewsbreakAbortionists file lawsuit against Arizona’s restriction on abortion for Down syndrome
The Center for Reproductive Rights and the American Civil Liberties Union filed a lawsuit in federal court on Tuesday on behalf of...
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4.8KHuman InterestDoctors urged Emersyn’s parents to abort because of Down syndrome. Today, she’s thriving.
A little girl with Down syndrome is in Kindergarten and thriving — proving wrong the doctors who encouraged her parents to abort...
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2.5KHuman InterestBeauty of Down syndrome displayed in incredible new art exhibit
The beauty of people with Down syndrome is on display at a new art exhibit that opened earlier this month in Kansas...
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7.1KHuman InterestDetermined mom makes medical breakthrough for children with Down syndrome
A mom of a child with Down syndrome says she was repeatedly ignored by doctors as her daughter struggled with her health,...
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1.6KHuman RightsIreland has a ‘lifeline’ for parents with a Down syndrome diagnosis
When Orla Browne had her son Harry three years ago in Ireland, she found herself overwhelmed when he received a diagnosis of...
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2.0KHuman InterestMother-daughter business owners show others with Down syndrome that no dream is too big
When Holly Hartmann decided to team up with her daughter Hayle, a 19-year-old with Down syndrome, to start a clothing store, she never...
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9.3KHuman RightsDoctors ask mother in labor if she wants her baby with Down syndrome to be left to die
Having a child with Down syndrome has seemingly become more difficult than ever in New Zealand, as parents are put under immense...
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2.4KAnalysisMother tells of heartbreak after son with Down syndrome dies at negligent UK hospital
Gina Egmore had cared for her son, Ben King, for most of his life. But when she fell ill and couldn’t care...
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2.7KHuman Interest80-year-old woman with Down syndrome reunited with long-lost family
An 80-year-old woman with Down syndrome was mourning the loss of her immediate family, so her caregivers took action, reuniting her with...
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3.0KHuman InterestMan with Down syndrome finds purpose and community with CrossFit
A young man with Down syndrome has found an incredible community, thanks to the local CrossFit gym. Nevin Smith, 31, started working out...
