Venezuelans have congregated in a Caracas neighborhood to protest the death of a boy with Down syndrome, who reports claim police shot to death after he reflexively fled the scene of law enforcement activity.
A 21-year-old woman with Down syndrome fulfilled her lifelong dream to present the weather report on French television last week despite previous state rulings banning those with the condition from television.
In a curious double standard, a UK-based bioethics council has given the green light for prenatal testing aimed at culling children with Down Syndrome, while simultaneously denouncing abortion based on the sex of the child.
Despite its good intentions, minimum wage legislation overwhelmingly harms many people with disabilities, condemning them to a life of unemployment, according to a recent report.
France’s Conseil d’État (State Council) has confirmed its ban of the award-winning “Dear Future Mom” video from French television, declaring that the “inappropriate” images of happy Down syndrome children might bother women who had chosen to abort their babies.
Adopting a surprisingly pro-life tone, a BBC documentary questions the rationale behind a controversial new UK pregnancy screening program that indicates the presence of Down syndrome in unborn babies.
A Massachusetts McDonald’s threw a worker with Down syndrome a retirement party for her 32 years of service to the fast food restaurant.
A Massachusetts woman with Down syndrome, who has worked at a McDonald’s for three decades, is retiring.
Planned Parenthood of Indiana and Kentucky and the ACLU are suing the state of Indiana over its new law that bans abortions sought for genetic abnormalities such as Down syndrome, or for undesirable sex or race. The lawsuit, filed in
Gov. Mike Pence (R-IN) signed a bill into law that prohibits abortions because the unborn baby has been diagnosed with a disability such as Down syndrome, or is of a sex or race that is undesirable.
Actress Olivia Wilde has teamed with one of her former directors to create a powerful public service announcement in honor of World Down Syndrome Day.
A simple new blood test that greatly facilitates the detection of Down Syndrome in unborn children may spell the “extinction” of Down Syndrome people, an article in the Telegraph suggests, since around 90 per cent of those performing the test
A bill in the Missouri Senate would prevent doctors from performing a selective abortion if a woman is seeking it solely because of a diagnosis of Down syndrome.
Former vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin took to Facebook and Twitter Monday to assert her message to the Islamic State, which issued a fatwa – or religious decree – that authorizes its members to kill newborn babies with Down Syndrome, congenital deformities, and disabled children.
The Islamic State has reportedly issued a fatwa ordering the elimination of children with Down syndrome and other congenital disabilities, reminiscent of Hitler’s infamous “Aktion T4” program, which administered forced “euthanasia” on an estimated 300,000 disabled persons.
Michelle Payne has become the first female jockey ever to win the prestigious Melbourne Cup, assisted by her brother Stevie, the groom or “strapper,” who has Down syndrome.
When a middle school cheerleader named Desiree Andrews was being heckled by people in the bleachers, the basketball players called a timeout and confronted the bullies, telling them to stand down. Desiree Andrews, an eighth-grader with Down syndrome, is part
After Tuesday night’s win over Seton Hall, the DePaul University women’s basketball team captured the Big East championship for a second straight season. Two years in a row is something to be proud of for sure, but for Maureen Dillon it’s been over two decades of being a true champion.
American Horror Story actress Jamie Brewer has made history by becoming the first-ever model with Down Syndrome to appear on a catwalk during New York Fashion Week.
A father in Armenia was so taken with his newborn son that he refused to let the bundle of joy go, even when his wife threatened to leave him if he insisted that they keep a child born with Down Syndrome.
