Down syndrome advocates urge U.S. Supreme Court to address prenatal discrimination

 PRESS RELEASE: 8 November 2013

Saving Downs is one of three Down syndrome advocacy groups that have filed a legal brief with the U.S. Supreme Court urging them to address inequalities that discriminate against those prenatally diagnosed with Down syndrome.

The brief urges that the principle of support to the parents be aligned with the Prenatally and Postnatally Diagnosed Conditions Awareness Act and the American Disabilities Act.

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Supporting notes:
For more information contact the relevant Down syndrome advocacies:
Jerome Lejeune Foundation USA:  http://www.lejeuneusa.org/
Saving Downs:  http://www.savingdowns.com/
The International Down Syndrome Coalition:  http://www.theidsc.org

The full legal brief can be read at:  http://bdfund.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/FILED-AmicusLeJeuneSDiDSC-BDF.pdf