Category: Adverse Diagnosis
SFLAction Testifies in Support of Alabama’s HB 401, the Every Mother Matters Act, Preparing For An America Without Roe
Kristi Hamrick | March 30, 2022
“EMMA provides the opportunity to tear down the information barrier standing between the pregnant woman and embracing the life of her child,” said Savanna Deretich, Public Relations & Policy Coordinator for Students for Life Action. “There is no downside to ensuring that pregnant women have access to all the information relevant to their circumstances before she makes the irreversible and often unwanted decision
North Dakota Judges Forced to Allow Down Syndrome Abortions Even Though They’re “Eugenic”
Brenna Lewis | January 20, 2021
Something unusual happened recently in a courthouse in Fargo, North Dakota. Two federal appeals judges, Ralph Erickson and Bobby Shepherd, were reviewing an Arkansas bill that would make it illegal to target babies with Down Syndrome for abortion. They wanted the bill to be allowed. But a 1992 judicial precedent forced them to deem it unconstitutional. So what did
Questions & Answers with the Mother of a Child with Down Syndrome
Jessica Nardi | August 21, 2020
Some may react to a diagnosis of Down syndrome with fear, but for Ann Poirier, she sees it as a blessing in disguise in her beautiful daughter Alice. It seems that society’s problem with reacting negatively to babies who “rock an extra chromosome!” as Poirier says, is more with the stigma than the actual diagnosis. SFLA had the opportunity to