Federal Lawmakers Set To Introduce Bill Protecting Children With Down Syndrome From Extermination
January 28, 2021 By Evita Duffy
Members of Congress will be reintroducing a ban on abortion based on a prenatal diagnosis of Down syndrome on Friday, the same day as the virtual March for Life.
The legislation being introduced by Rep. Ron Estes, R-Kan., and Sen. Jim Inhofe, R-Okla., would permit relatives of aborted children killed based on a Down syndrome diagnosis to bring civil action against the abortion performers. The bill specifies that the mother of the child cannot be prosecuted.
Children with Down syndrome are being targeted and exterminated at alarming rates. In the United States, 67 percent of babies with a Down syndrome diagnosis are aborted. In European countries, it’s worse. A disturbing 98 percent of babies with this diagnosis are aborted in Denmark and nearly 100 percent in Iceland.
In a statement to The Federalist, Estes said, “It’s tragic that in the United States babies are being targeted simply because they have one more chromosome. This legislation is about ensuring that the rights of individuals with disabilities are protected.â€
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