Tag Archives: reproductive choice

World Down Syndrome Day: Self-Advocacy and Improving Lives

Chris Kaposy marks World Down Syndrome Day with examples of leadership and artistic accomplishment by people with Down syndrome.

An Ordinary Future: An Interview with Thomas W. Pearson

Thomas W. Pearson discusses his new book, An Ordinary Future: Margaret Mead, the Problem of Disability, and a Child Born Different.

You Might Have an Extra Chromosome

Chris Kaposy considers the implications of a study showing that having an extra chromosome is much more common than previously thought.

Lost and Won: A challenge of the UK law that allows discrimination

Colette Lloyd argues that a recent challenge to United Kingdom’s Abortion Act is about discrimination, not abortion.

Lost and Won: A Challenge of the UK Law Allowing Selective Termination

Chris Kaposy discusses the significance of a recent challenge of the United Kingdom’s Abortion Act by a group that included Heidi Crowter, a woman who has Down syndrome.