{"id":212354,"date":"2019-10-12T14:29:51","date_gmt":"2019-10-12T19:29:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.liveaction.org\/news\/?p=212354"},"modified":"2019-10-17T00:44:28","modified_gmt":"2019-10-17T05:44:28","slug":"appeals-court-injunction-ohio-down-syndrome-abortion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/appeals-court-injunction-ohio-down-syndrome-abortion\/","title":{"rendered":"Appeals court upholds injunction against Ohio’s Down syndrome abortion ban"},"content":{"rendered":"
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An appeals court<\/a> upheld a preliminary injunction against\u00a0HB 214<\/a> today, an Ohio bill that would criminalize aborting preborn babies because of a diagnosis of\u00a0Down syndrome<\/a>. HB 214<\/a> was originally signed into law by Governor John Kasich in December 2017, providing for criminal penalties and revocation of the medical license of any physician who aborted a baby purely because of a prenatal Down syndrome diagnosis.<\/p>\n

Trisomy 21<\/a>, known more commonly as Down syndrome, is a genetic condition associated with both cognitive and physical impairments, but is not life-threatening. In fact, individuals living with it<\/a> are living longer<\/a>, achieving more<\/a>, and bringing more joy<\/a> to those around them than ever. Tragically, the latest data<\/a> suggest that two out of three babies diagnosed with Down Syndrome in utero are aborted.<\/p>\n

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The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), Planned Parenthood, and the notorious Cleveland abortion facility, Preterm<\/a>, (responsible for two patient deaths, including one in June of this year), filed a lawsuit against HB 214. Their lawyers used the same “this law blocks abortion access” claim that’s become increasingly common from abortion rights expansion advocates in the last few years. They also claimed that the law shouldn’t be allowed<\/a> because it “neither addresses discrimination against people with disabilities nor improves the access of people with disabilities to health care, education, or other services.” This line of reasoning, of course, fails to acknowledge discrimination against people with disabilities\u00a0in the womb<\/em>.<\/p>\n

The plaintiffs were awarded a preliminary injunction in March 2018, meaning that HB 214 still has not gone into effect. Today’s ruling upheld that preliminary injunction.<\/p>\n

READ:\u00a0Rep. Sean Duffy\u2019s family welcomes baby girl with Down syndrome: \u2018The most perfect angel\u2019<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n