All posts tagged "Down syndrome"
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3.1KHuman 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...
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1.9KInternationalWomen in Poland sue over eugenic abortion ban, citing ‘distress’ over ‘prospect’ of having child with disability
Early this year, Poland enacted a ban on eugenic abortions, making it illegal to abort preborn children with disabilities. Before the law...
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2.3KHuman RightsUK mom says she was encouraged to abort at 37 weeks due to son’s Down syndrome
A mother told her son may have Down syndrome was pressured to have an abortion, even though she was due to deliver...
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1.6KHuman InterestIllinois bakery inspired by children with Down syndrome will provide jobs for adults with disabilities
Recognizing that there are few employment opportunities available for those with disabilities, an Illinois couple decided to create their own. Megan and...
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1.3KHuman InterestNorthern Ireland mother starts charity to help new parents of children with Down syndrome
After Clare Cushenan’s daughter, Aoife, was born with Down syndrome in 2013, she felt lost as she tried to navigate this new...
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1.3KNewsbreakTennessee residents with disabilities will now be eligible for organ transplants
Tennessee residents with developmental disabilities are celebrating, as July 1 marked the effective date for a law that made them eligible to...
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3.0KNewsbreakSouth Dakota pro-life laws take effect, including protection for babies with Down syndrome
A restriction on abortion based on a prenatal Down syndrome diagnosis, which was signed into law by South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem...
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4.8KHuman InterestESPN honors Chris Nikic, first person with Down syndrome to complete Ironman triathlon
Chris Nikic, the first person with Down syndrome to complete an Ironman triathlon, has just received another incredible honor. The groundbreaking athlete...
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1.9KAnalysisAbortion center appears to attempt end run around Down syndrome abortion ban
Preterm Cleveland, an Ohio abortion facility, seems to be hinting on its website that women should keep their reasons for abortion to...
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3.4KHuman InterestMentor inspires 14-year-old with Down syndrome to complete mini-triathlon
Caleb Prewitt, a 14-year-old from Jacksonville, Florida, never dreamed of being the youngest person with Down syndrome to run a mini-triathlon or...
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3.3KIssuesParents, children share unexpected joys of life with Down syndrome
Joelle Kelly was pregnant with her third child when she learned that her preborn baby had Down syndrome. Frightened and admittedly uninformed...
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3.0KIssuesParents walk out of abortion, choose life for their son with Down syndrome
At 15 weeks pregnant, Claire Martin and her husband Benjamin were expecting to have a routine ultrasound of their baby boy. Instead,...
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2.7KIssuesMother speaks out against aborting babies with Down syndrome
Lori Schneck is the mother of a child with Down syndrome. She shares her thoughts on the abortion of children like hers:...
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11.1KIssuesGirl with Down syndrome shines in TJ Maxx commercial
A recent TJ Maxx advertisement is shining a light on Down syndrome by featuring a 6th grade girl who lives with the...
