{"id":196724,"date":"2019-02-17T03:03:35","date_gmt":"2019-02-17T09:03:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.liveaction.org\/news\/?p=196724"},"modified":"2019-02-17T00:15:25","modified_gmt":"2019-02-17T06:15:25","slug":"utah-house-bill-protect-down-syndrome","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/utah-house-bill-protect-down-syndrome\/","title":{"rendered":"Utah House passes bill to protect lives of preborn babies with Down syndrome"},"content":{"rendered":"
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On Friday, the Utah House passed a bill that, if approved by the Senate and signed by the governor, would protect preborn children with Down syndrome from being aborted for the condition. The bill was approved by a vote of 54 to 15.<\/p>\n

According to the Associated Press<\/a>, “The legislation approved Friday would only go into effect if a similar law is upheld in court, a provision added to address concerns that it could embroil the state in an expensive lawsuit.” The Daily Wire reports<\/a> that the bill “would make seeking a Down syndrome-specific abortion a Class A misdemeanor.” Currently, the Supreme Court is yet to determine<\/a> whether they will hear an appeal on an Indiana law banning abortions on preborn children because of Down syndrome.<\/p>\n

Down syndrome is not, in itself, a life-threatening condition, and therefore, children who have it have a strong chance of going on to live healthy and full lives. The AP says, “People with Down syndrome and their families have spoken in favor of the measure” that would protect children like theirs from discriminatory, eugenic abortion in the state.<\/p>\n