Search results for "pressured to abort down syndrome"
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2.4KGuest ColumnA vivid dream led to one mom’s decision to cancel abortion for baby with Down syndrome
In an interview with Joanne D’Arc published by Quebec Life Coalition, mother of four Catherina David described how she considered abortion when...
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2.3KAnalysisWhat leads people to choose abortion due to disability?
A recent op-ed in Newsweek explored a mother’s emotional roller coaster after a friend told her that had she been in her...
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3.6KHuman InterestA Down syndrome diagnosis led to this dad’s life-changing mission of advocacy
Kurt Kondrich’s dream was to serve his community as a police officer, delaying marriage while fulfilling his goals. When he married his...
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1.9KInternationalCaregiver avoids jail time despite guilty verdict in starvation death of woman with Down syndrome
A woman in British Columbia has been convicted for playing a part in the starvation death of a woman in her care....
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1.6KAnalysisSouth Dakota’s last abortion facility is closed… for now
Planned Parenthood in South Dakota has announced it will not be committing abortions until the Supreme Court announces its decision in Dobbs...
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3.0KHuman InterestDoctors said baby with Down syndrome would die, told mom to abort before confirmed diagnosis
In a Daily Mail article, UK resident Hetty Blakey describes being misled by doctors about her child’s condition and pressured to abort. Blakey went...
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1.4KNewsbreakFlorida Senate Committee passes restriction on abortions after 15 weeks
UPDATE 2/21/22: The Florida Senate Appropriations Committee passed the state’s proposed 15-week abortion restriction bill on Monday, following the House’s approval on Thursday....
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5.7KInternationalNorth Macedonian president walks girl with Down syndrome to school after she was bullied
It’s not every day that a country’s president walks a young child to school, but that’s what happened to 11-year-old Embla Ademi...
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2.4KHuman InterestThis mom experienced both pressure to abort and a stillbirth. Now, she uses her experiences to help others.
Kristine Conway grew up in a family that held pro-life convictions and always believed that God’s word conveys that life begins at...
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9.7KHuman RightsDoctor schedules abortion for baby with Down syndrome before giving parents the diagnosis
Zoey-Lea O’Hehir and her husband Jake are speaking out about the cruel way they found out their daughter Arlee has Down syndrome....
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2.4KHuman RightsWATCH: Down syndrome families fight to end discriminatory abortion
The full 8th Circuit Court of Appeals is currently hearing the case of a 2019 Missouri law that restricts abortion, and prohibits...
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3.9KHuman InterestPressured to abort due to a prenatal diagnosis, they refused and their daughter was born healthy
Focus on the Family has produced a pro-life program featuring interviews with individuals who have lived through the “hard cases” of abortion. These are...
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4.5KHuman InterestPressured to abort five times, she refused. Now her son is thriving.
Sami Bates thought her family size was just right, so when she had to have surgery to remove precancerous cells on her...
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1.4KNewsbreakJudge strikes down South Dakota abortion counseling law for second time
For the second time in a decade, a federal judge has blocked a pro-life law from taking effect in South Dakota. The...
