{"id":171884,"date":"2017-09-15T06:46:52","date_gmt":"2017-09-15T10:46:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.liveaction.org\/news\/?p=171884"},"modified":"2017-09-15T19:48:27","modified_gmt":"2017-09-15T23:48:27","slug":"watch-teen-syndrome-challenges-stuns-german-chancellor-angela-merkel-abortion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/watch-teen-syndrome-challenges-stuns-german-chancellor-angela-merkel-abortion\/","title":{"rendered":"Teen with Down syndrome stuns German Chancellor Angela Merkel: ‘I do not want to be aborted’"},"content":{"rendered":"
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(Faithwire<\/a>) —\u00a0Iceland is on a mission to \u201ceradicate\u201d Down syndrome by aborting virtually all who are diagnosed in utero with the genetic disorder, but it\u2019s not the only nation where such a diagnosis usually has an associated death sentence.<\/p>\n

READ: Sick: Iceland Boasts About \u2018Eradicating\u2019 Those With Down Syndrome<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

Those with Down syndrome who are alive, and happily so, are thus taking the opportunity to speak out for those who may be similarly diagnosed, just as the relatives and loved ones with those with Down syndrome are doing.<\/p>\n

Natalie Dedreux, 18,\u00a0took that opportunity<\/a>\u00a0at a \u201cVote Debate\u201d event for the upcoming general election in Germany, which could re-elect current Chancellor Angela Merkel. Dedreux fights for those with disabilities on a regular basis, as a magazine editor for those living with Down syndrome.<\/p>\n