this United Kingdom Court of Appeal He passed legislation allowing fetuses with Down syndrome to have abortions until birth, after rejecting an appeal made by a woman suffering from the genetic disorder and a mother of a child suffering from the genetic disorder.
Heidi Crowter A 27-year-old woman with Down syndrome from Coventry, England, and Marie Lea WilsonAidan, the mother of a son who also suffers from this condition, realized that a section stipulated in the Abortion Law was an example of “inequality” and filed a lawsuit against the Ministry of Health and Social Services in the hope that it would be removed. “.
Although current legislation in England, Wales and Scotland allows abortion as long as it is done within the first 24 weeks of pregnancy, the law also allows abortion up to the moment of delivery. “significant risk”, “the unborn child has physical or mental abnormalities or has serious disabilities, including Down syndrome”.
Last September, British judges, rights of the unborn and women and this particular case was discussed at a court hearing last July.
As determined by the Magistrates of the Supreme Court today, the legislation does not interfere with the rights of individuals. “surviving disabled people.”
By rejecting this woman’s appeal, the judges said, “This court recognizes that many people with Down syndrome and other disabilities will be upset and offended that this diagnosis of severe disability during pregnancy is recognized by law as a justification for abortion. They see it as something.
Last July, attorney Jason Coppell, representing Crowter and Lea-Wilson, felt that the language used in this law was taken into account by some. “offensive and unacceptable”.
“It saddens me that fetuses with Down syndrome can be aborted until birth.. It tells me that I am not valued and that I am worth much less than a person without Down’s syndrome.” Crowter said today when he learned of the decision.
Woman who refuses to take her case to court Supreme Court The country’s highest judicial body assured him that he would continue to “fight” for this cause, believing that he had already succeeded in “informing, changing hearts and minds, and changing people’s views on the law.”