Heidi Crowter argued that the law was discriminatory and stigmatised disabled people
A woman with Down’s syndrome has lost a court of appeal challenge over the UK’s abortion laws.
Heidi Crowter, who brought the case alongside Máire Lea-Wilson, whose son Aidan also has Down’s syndrome, had argued that allowing pregnancy terminations up to birth if the foetus has the condition is discriminatory and stigmatises disabled people.
Heidi Crowter argued that the law was discriminatory and stigmatised disabled peopleA woman with Down’s syndrome has lost a court of appeal challenge over the UK’s abortion laws.Heidi Crowter, who brought the case alongside Máire Lea-Wilson, whose son Aidan also has Down’s syndrome, had argued that allowing pregnancy terminations up to birth if the foetus has the condition is discriminatory and stigmatises disabled people. Continue reading…
