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Bill to prevent abortions after fetal Down syndrome diagnosis headed to the Utah Senate

Better Utah February 22, 2019

This article originally appeared in the Salt Lake Tribune. Read it in its entirety here. Legislation setting forth a potential ban on abortions performed because of a fetal Down syndrome diagnosis is closing in on final passage after clearing a Senate committee Friday. The panel of lawmakers voted 4-2 to send the bill to the

Bill that would ban abortions solely based on Down syndrome diagnosis heads to House floor

Better Utah February 6, 2019

This article originally appeared in the Deseret News. Read it in its entirety here. SALT LAKE CITY — Lisa Wilson, a woman with Downs syndrome, told lawmakers Wednesday she was “given a blessing” when she was born weighing 2 pounds, 3 ounces. At the time, a doctor said she would “never do anything,” not even “walk, talk, read or write” and she would be “bald,” she said. Wilson,

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Bill to prevent abortions after fetal Down syndrome diagnosis headed to the Utah Senate

Bill that would ban abortions solely based on Down syndrome diagnosis heads to House floor

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