A woman won a lawsuit this week where she used a “wrongful birth” legal theory—mainly, had she known her child had Down Syndrome, she would have had an abortion, and the doctor failed his/her duty to inform her of the testing indicating Down Syndrome. While this case was not in the US, it was really close to home in the sense that historically and socially our views here are troublingly similar.
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I have many thoughts, and I discussed these back in July in an IGTV I posted. I’ll share it again in my stories (click the circle with my pic at the top of the page) and you can also find it by clicking on the IGTV icon 📺 at the top right corner of the page, but more importantly I encourage you to seek out some people who are part of the Down Syndrome community who have a more meaningful perspectives on this topic. I’ll tag them in the comments.
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My video isn’t a debate on abortion or politics, but on how far too recently we have institutionalized and isolated individuals with Down Syndrome and how medical professionals are still giving misguided, uneducated, discriminatory, and biased “advice” to parents expecting a child with Down Syndrome. And it sends a dangerous message to the many individuals living their lives with Down Syndrome today.
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[image description: A screenshot of Ashley’s IGTV video titled, “Down Syndrome and ‘Wrongful Birth’ Lawsuits. Ashley is a white woman wearing her hair in a high bun and wearing a brown cardigan and gray shirt.]
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#downsyndrome #downs #nothingdownaboutit #wrongfulbirth #baddoctors #obgyn #medical #legal #lawyer #attorney #crc #specialeducation #disabilityrights #stigma #discrimination #downsyndromeawareness #disabilityawareness
#downsyndrome #downs #nothingdownaboutit #wrongfulbirth #baddoctors #obgyn #medical #legal #lawyer #attorney #crc #specialeducation #disabilityrights #stigma #discrimination #downsyndromeawareness #disabilityawareness
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![A woman won a lawsuit this week where she used a “wrongful birth” legal theory—mainly, had she known her child had Down Syndrome, she would have had an abortion, and the doctor failed his/her duty to inform her of the testing indicating Down Syndrome. While this case was not in the US, it was really close to home in the sense that historically and socially our views here are troublingly similar.
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I have many thoughts, and I discussed these back in July in an IGTV I posted. I’ll share it again in my stories (click the circle with my pic at the top of the page) and you can also find it by clicking on the IGTV icon 📺 at the top right corner of the page, but more importantly I encourage you to seek out some people who are part of the Down Syndrome community who have a more meaningful perspectives on this topic. I’ll tag them in the comments.
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.
My video isn’t a debate on abortion or politics, but on how far too recently we have institutionalized and isolated individuals with Down Syndrome and how medical professionals are still giving misguided, uneducated, discriminatory, and biased “advice” to parents expecting a child with Down Syndrome. And it sends a dangerous message to the many individuals living their lives with Down Syndrome today.
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[image description: A screenshot of Ashley’s IGTV video titled, “Down Syndrome and ‘Wrongful Birth’ Lawsuits. Ashley is a white woman wearing her hair in a high bun and wearing a brown cardigan and gray shirt.]
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#downsyndrome #downs #nothingdownaboutit #wrongfulbirth #baddoctors #obgyn #medical #legal #lawyer #attorney #crc #specialeducation #disabilityrights #stigma #discrimination #downsyndromeawareness #disabilityawareness](https://scontent-arn2-2.cdninstagram.com/vp/065c20bbbdaa503c6c461bca42a47b8f/5E1A9C48/t51.2885-15/e35/70920128_211038776555249_6262850645037878673_n.jpg?_nc_ht=scontent-arn2-2.cdninstagram.com&_nc_cat=105)