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Citing Supreme Court ruling, appeals court reinstates Missouri’s Down syndrome abortion ban

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Following the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision last month to strike down Roe v. Wade, a panel of federal judges on Friday ruled in favor of an appeal that allows Missouri to prohibit abortions that are based solely on whether a baby was diagnosed with Down syndrome.

Tribune News Service · Jul 11, 2022

Vile Scots TikTok troll said girl with Down's syndrome ‘looked like gremlin’ on live stream

A horrified family member watched and recorded as twisted Andrew Menzies, from Falkirk, made horrific remarks about his disabled 22-year-old victim on the social media app.

Daily Record · Jul 8, 2022

'Someone with autism and someone with Down syndrome can have a relationship': The Manchester couple celebrating their love in an extraordinary way

Christina and Jeff have created a play about their relationship, which they are performing over the first weekend of July

Manchester Evening News · Jun 23, 2022

Queensland woman Zoya Olepir helps rescue her brother from war-torn Ukraine

Queensland woman Zoya Olepir could not bear another sleepless night wondering if her brother was still alive in Ukraine. So she travelled to a war zone to rescue Viktor, who lives with Down Syndrome.

ABC News · May 2, 2022

Massive supercar meet-up taking place in Derry this bank holiday weekend

The Bear Run 74 initiative has raised €36,440 for 10 different charities so far

Belfast Live · Apr 26, 2022

New Down Syndrome Centre opens in Sandyford to support children and families

The state-of-the-art centre will support children with Down Syndrome between the ages of three months old and 18 years

Dublin Live · Apr 25, 2022

Lanarkshire MP hails new law protecting needs of people with Down Syndrome

The Down Syndrome Bill last week overcame its final hurdle in parliament and was enshrined into law

Daily Record · Apr 22, 2022

Adolph M. Maestranzi, a Special Olympics silver medalist, memorialized after his death at 70

In an era when parents often were urged to institutionalize children with Down syndrome, the Maestranzis ‘chose an alternative path, helping him essentially to live a life of his own choosing,’ said Bob Okazaki, former head of Avenues to Independence.

Chicago Sun-Times · Apr 21, 2022