‘Love Is Blind’ eugenic abortion debate angers the Down syndrome community
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Live Action News ^
| October 31, 2021 | Cassy Fiano-Chesser
A recent conversation between contestants on the reality show “Love Is Blind” has angered members of the Down syndrome community. On
the show, contestants start by talking to each other through isolated pods, where they can have conversations without seeing each other face-to-face. Once a marriage proposal is accepted, they are finally able to see each other, and then spend time together in a couples retreat at a resort. Engaged couple Nancy Rodriguez and Bartise Bowden had previously bonded over their mutual love of children, but at 31, Rodriguez was worried that as she got older, she would be at...
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Wendy's FIRES loyal staffer of 20 years who has Down syndrome 'after manager told the 51-year-old "he wasn't able to do a normal person's job"'
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dm ^
| 10/08/22 | Andrea Cavallier
Peek's sister Cona Turner says the family have chosen not to explain what happened to the former Wendy's worker, for fear of distressing him.She is now advocating for her brother and wants answers as to why he was fired without notice.'I'm out here because I need to be his voice for the
way he was treated,' Cona Turner, Peek's sister said. 'He don't understand and we can't tell him he was terminated. We have not told him and we won't tell him.'
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A happy little girl…obliterated by Putin just minutes later: Killed four-year-old Down's Syndrome child and mother fighting for life are seen moments before Russian missiles killed 21 in Ukrainian city
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Daily Mail ^
| 7/14/2022 | Will Stewart
A four-year-old girl with Down's Syndrome has become the latest innocent victim of Putin's war in Ukraine after she was killed in her pram by a Russian cruise missile which also left her mother fighting for life. Liza
Dmitrieva was accompanying mother Irina on a day out in the city of Vinnystya - in western Ukraine, hundreds of miles from the nearest frontline - when a Russian Kalibre missile launched from a submarine in the Black Sea crashed down on top of them around 10.50am local time. The pink pram that Liza had been filmed pushing an hour earlier was...
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Court rejects husband’s lawsuit against wife for giving birth to baby with Down syndrome
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Life Site News ^
| July 11, 2022 | Nancy Flanders
A man in Egypt has filed a lawsuit against his own wife because their baby was born with Down syndrome. According
to Middle East Monitor, Ghada Al-Absi told Al-Arabiya that she was “surprised” by the lawsuit which was filed in February. She explained, “He asked for financial compensation and the annulment of our marriage contract after I had given birth to our daughter, Sidra, who had Down[] syndrome and died soon after her birth.” In the lawsuit, which the court rejected, the man said he had been “psychologically and financially harmed by this marriage.” He claimed that his wife had...
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Tongue stimulation device reduces sleep apnea in adolescents with Down syndrome (Over 50% improvement)
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Medical Xpress / Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary / JAMA Otolaryngology—Head & Neck Surgery ^
| Apr. 21, 2022 | Christopher Hartnick, MD, MS et al
A surgically implanted device that moves the tongue forward during sleep was found to safely and effectively reduce sleep apnea in adolescents with Down syndrome, according to a new study. Children
with Down syndrome are significantly more likely to have obstructive sleep apnea and current treatment options are often ineffective. The implantable pacemaker-like device, called a hypoglossal nerve stimulator, may offer a new treatment option for this medically underserved population Pediatric obstructive sleep apnea occurs when a child's airway is blocked during sleep, causing snoring, difficulty breathing and restless sleep. For any child, it can result in daytime sleepiness, behavioral...
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Promising Alzheimer's drug may also improve memory in Down syndrome and normal aging (Sargramostim, a human protein)
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Medical Xpress / CU Anschutz Medical Campus / Neurobiology of Disease ^
| Mar. 29, 2022 | Md. Mahiuddin Ahmed et al
A new study shows that a potential treatment for Alzheimer's disease may also improve cognitive function in people with Down syndrome. The
drug sargramostim (GM-CSF, which stands for granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor) is the first to show memory improvement in Alzheimer's patients in a phase II clinical trial. GM-CSF is a normal human protein that is safe and well-tolerated with over 30 years of FDA-approved use for other disorders. A multidisciplinary team studied the safety and tolerability of GM-CSF treatment and its effects on behavior and brain pathology in a mouse model of Down syndrome and in mice undergoing typical aging....
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Mother of baby with Down's syndrome claims she was left suicidal after feeling 'pressured' into terminating her pregnancy and being told her daughter 'wouldn't live' before her condition was even confirmed
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UK Daily Mail ^
| 28 February 2022 | Monica Greep for Mail Online
The mother of a baby with Down's syndrome claims she was 'pressured' into terminating her pregnancy after being told her daughter was 'not going to live'. Hetty
Blakey, from Lincolnshire, says she was left feeling suicidal after staff at Lincoln County hospital 'handed her an abortion leaflet' before even confirming her daughter's condition. After seeking a second opinion privately, Hetty was told her daughter had Down's syndrome - however doctors felt no need to terminate the pregnancy for medical reasons.
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Victoria's Secret's newest model, Sofía Jirau, is a Latina woman with Down syndrome: "A dream come true"
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CBS ^
| 2/18/22
Sofía Jirau is making history in the modeling world. The
25-year-old woman from Puerto Rico is one of the newest models for Victoria's Secret — and is the first model in the company's history to have Down syndrome.
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I-RECOVER Management Protocol for Long Haul COVID-19 Syndrome (LHCS) [Includes link to PDF download]
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covid19criticalcare.com ^
| 1/27/2022 | Frontline Covid-19 Critical Care Alliance
[H/T Melian]This is a 4 page document available for download on the Frontline Doctors website. Here's
the link: Download as PDFHere's an image of page 1 which outlines the protocol. The remaining pages provide more explanatory tables of information and support.
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NHS Denied Woman With Down Syndrome Life-Saving Coronavirus Treatment: Report
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Breitbart ^
| 01/11/2021 | Nathaniel Charles
A British woman with Down Syndrome was refused life-saving emergency medical treatment by the NHS due to her disability, a report has claimed. Britain’s
socialised National Health Service refused to provide treatment to Susan Sullivan, 56, who had Down syndrome, citing her disability as grounds to deny her the medical treatment she needed, which resulted in her subsequent death, it is claimed in a Sky News report.
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Father of child with Down syndrome says mask was tied around his daughter's head
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Fox 35 ^
| October 22, 2021 | Holly Bristow
ORLANDO, Fla. - The father of a special needs child with Down syndrome is speaking out, still fuming that his 7-year-old daughter came home from Ocean Breeze Elementary School with a mask tied around her head. "I
was so angry so I waited four days from Thursday 7th to Tuesday after Columbus Day because I really need to calm down," said Jeff Steel. "When this child got off the bus and had the mask it was tied around the back of her head underneath her ponytail and it was quite tight around her face." He said it was so tight,...
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Brevard County Florida school employees used nylon rope to tie a mask onto a female nonverbal down syndrome student every day for 6 weeks. One day they forgot to remove it and sent her home, which is how her dad found out.
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Twitter ^
| Oct 23, 2021
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Doctor schedules abortion for baby with Down syndrome before giving parents the diagnosis
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Live Action News ^
| October 12, 2021 | Cassy Fiano-Chesser
Zoey-Lea O’Hehir and her husband Jake are speaking out about the cruel way they found out their daughter Arlee has Down syndrome. In
an interview with the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, O’Hehir said she was in the middle of teaching when she received the phone call delivering the diagnosis. She was told that her daughter had Down syndrome and that the doctor had already scheduled an abortion. “It was very scary and just the mention of termination struck a nerve,” she said. “Before I could say anything, before I could process anything or even breathe [he’d scheduled the termination].” After trying...
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What to know about Sundowner's syndrome?
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https://www.medicalnewstoday.com ^
| June 29, 2021 | Tim Newman
Sundowner’s syndrome can affect a person with dementia. The
person may experience increasing episodes of confusion, agitation, and activity as night approaches. The agitation and personality changes that occur with sundowner’s syndrome can cause anxiety and pose other challenges for the individual and their caregiver. Sundowner’s syndrome has links to dementia, which is a condition that affects memory, personality, and the ability to reason. It is also known as sundown syndrome or sundowning. Some lifestyle strategies and medications can help manage the symptoms and enhance the person’s ability to sleep. Treatment aims to ensure the person does not experience fear...
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Ohio father buys ice cream truck to create jobs for his two adult children with Down Syndrome, and it turns into something much sweeter
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The Blaze ^
| July 24, 2021 | PAUL SACCA
Mary Kate Wegener told her father, "I wanna work with Papa." Mary Kate's dad, Joel Wegener, made his daughter's request a reality. The
Ohio dad purchased an ice cream truck so that his two adult children with Down Syndrome could have the opportunity to work and develop skills to help them in the future. Whitlock dishes on his ESPN exit, Bill Simmons, John Skipper, Deadspin and the Undefeated "It was hard to find something that she could really plug into and do," Wegener told Spectrum News 1. "So when I started mulling over this, it was such a natural to...
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Walmart told to pay woman with Down’s syndrome $125m for unfair dismissal
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Yahoo ^
| July 19, 2021, | Maya Yang
A jury in federal court in Wisconsin ordered Walmart to pay $125m in punitive damages to a former employee with Down’s syndrome in a disability discrimination lawsuit, US employment officials announced. Marlo
Spaeth, who began working as a sales associate in 1999, was fired by the retail giant in 2015 for what they said was excessive absenteeism after she repeatedly asked Walmart to return her to normal work hours.
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Woman with Down's syndrome challenges abortion law in the UK High Court
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LBC ^
| July 6 | By Kate Buck
A woman with Down's syndrome is heading to the High Court to challenge legislation which allows abortions up to birth for babies with the condition. Heidi
Crowter, 26, from Coventry, is taking legal action against the Government because she believes the law is "downright discrimination". Maire Lea-Wilson, 33, an accountant and mother of two from west London whose son Aidan has Down's syndrome, is also bringing the legal challenge, which she hopes will remove "a specific instance of inequality of the law". In England, Wales and Scotland, there is a general 24-week time limit to have an abortion. But terminations...
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Down syndrome abortion bans gain traction after court ruling
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WKBN ^
| May 19, 2021 | DAVID CRARY and IRIS SAMUELS
Ohio could begin to implement a 2017 abortion law that has been on holdIt’s a ban that even supporters acknowledge will be hard to enforce. Yet
2021 has been a breakthrough year for legislation in several states seeking to prohibit abortions based solely on a prenatal diagnosis of Down syndrome. Governors in Arizona and South Dakota recently signed such bills into law, and similar measures are pending in North Carolina and Texas. Most significantly, a federal appellate court said Ohio could begin to implement a 2017 law that has been on hold. Although that ruling by the 6th U.S. Circuit...
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People With Down Syndrome Have Come A Long Way, And They’re Celebrating
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The Federalist ^
| May 3, 2021 | Hannah Howard
Changes in societal attitudes toward Down syndrome diagnoses confirm what many parents, friends, co-workers, and teachers have known for years.Pregnancy can be one of the most exciting times of a woman’s life. It
can also be one of the scariest and most unexpected times. Unexpected, however, doesn’t have to mean bad.Approximately 1 in 700 live births involves a baby with a Down syndrome diagnosis — the most common chromosomal disorder — meaning roughly 6,000 children are born with Down syndrome per year in the United States. While these numbers aren’t hidden, each prenatal chromosomal diagnosis likely feels quite shocking to...
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South Dakota bans abortions based on Down syndrome diagnosis; Noem signs 4 pro-life bills
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Christian Post ^
| 03/30/2021 | Michael Gryboski
South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem signed four pro-life bills into law last week, including a bill that makes abortions performed in the state because of a prenatal Down syndrome diagnosis a felony. Known
as House Bill 1110, the measure was signed into law last Friday and bans abortions for the sake of terminating a Down syndrome baby, with an exemption given for life-threatening medical emergency for the mother. “No person may perform or attempt to perform an abortion with knowledge that the pregnant woman is seeking the abortion because the unborn child either has been diagnosed with Down syndrome or...
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