Down’s woman vows to fight abortion law discrimination in Supreme Court
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A woman with Down’s syndrome is to take her fight to halt abortions up to birth for babies with her genetic condition after the Court of Appeal rejected her case.
Heidi Crowter, 27, of Coventry will apply for permission for her case to be heard at the Supreme Court following her defeat in London.
She argued that a clause in the 1967 Abortion Act discriminates against Down’s syndrome children and babies with disabilities by allowing them to be killed up to birth simply because they are differe...
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