By Dave Andrusko Editor’s note. October is Down Syndrome Awareness Month, a time, according to The Jerome Lejeune Foundation, when “we applaud caregivers, families, and medical professionals — but most of all, we applaud all the wonderful people with Down syndrome.” All this month we’ve been running new and previously posted stories. It would be … Read more
By Right to Life UK A new Barbie doll with Down’s syndrome is set to be released later this year. The company behind Barbie, Mattel, have announced that the Barbie will be available later this year. Lisa McKnight, executive vice president and global head of Barbie and Dolls at Mattel said “We are proud to … Read more
March 21st is World Down Syndrome Day, a time to recognize some under-valued people All photos by Julia Willson, Bored Panda By Mary Cooney Thursday is World Down Syndrome Day. As many of you know, there is a real need to increase awareness about trisomy 21. Each year, about 6000 children are born with T21 … Read more
Virtually 100% of babies with Down syndrome aborted By Eileen Haupt Editor’s note. My family and I will be on vacation through August 25. I will occasionally add new items but for the most part we will repost “the best of the best” — the stories our readers have told us they especially liked over … Read more
By Dr. Peter Saunders Editor’s note. Dr. Saunders is a former general surgeon and is CEO of Christian Medical Fellowship, a UK-based organization with 4,500 UK doctors and 1,000 medical students as members. I’m grateful to Kathy Sinott at EWTN for alerting me to an article by Rebecca Taylor which led me to some interesting … Read more
By Dave Andrusko County Circuit Judge Karin Immergut After less than six hours, a Portland, Oregon, jury Friday awarded Ariel and Deborah Levy $2.9 million for the “wrongful birth” of their now-four-year-old daughter. Kalanit has Down syndrome. The couple sued Legacy Health claiming that Deborah Levy would have aborted her pregnancy had she known her … Read more