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LIFE DIGEST: Australia rejects family with Down syndrome son
An Australian government agency has denied a German doctor’s request for permanent residency because his 13-year-old son has Down syndrome.
Bernhard Moeller and his family moved to Australia two years ago for him to practice in a rural area of Victoria state that has a shortage of physicians. more »
By Tom Strode - Nov 4, 2008 - (1)
Topic: Family, Children, Elderly, Life, Abortion, Disability, End-of-Life Issues, Citizenship, Immigration,
New law may reduce Down abortions
President Bush has signed into law a measure that may help to curtail the number of abortions of babies diagnosed with Down syndrome and other conditions. more »
By Tom Strode - Oct 16, 2008
Topic: Family, Children, Life, Abortion, Disability, Citizenship, Legislation,
LIFE DIGEST: Trig Palin’s life prompts defense of abortion for Down children
The decision of Todd and Sarah Palin to give birth to Trig, their Down syndrome son, has prompted one promoter of objectivism to offer a shocking defense of the right of mothers to abort unborn children with the condition. more »
By Tom Strode - Sep 23, 2008 - (2)
Topic: Family, Children, Life, Abortion, Disability, End-of-Life Issues, Suicide,
LIFE DIGEST: Senate panel OKs bill to aid Down syndrome parents
Legislation seeking to protect unborn children diagnosed with Down syndrome or other conditions has cleared its first congressional hurdle.
The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee approved the Prenatally and Postnatally Diagnosed Conditions Awareness Act, S. more »
By Tom Strode - Mar 4, 2008
Topic: Family, Parenting, Life, Abortion, Disability,
LIFE DIGEST: Advocacy for assisted suicide expanding to include chronically depressed
A new article in a leading bioethics journal demonstrates proponents of physician-assisted suicide increasingly are advocating extending the practice beyond the terminally ill to the chronically depressed, a pro-life spokesman says. more »
By Tom Strode - Jul 9, 2007 - (1)
Topic: Family, Elderly, Parenting, Life, Abortion, Disability, End-of-Life Issues, Citizenship, Legislation, National,