Abortions of Unborn Babies Diagnosed with Down Syndrome up 82% in Scotland

Abortions of unborn babies diagnosed with Down syndrome up 82% in Scotland

In Scotland, new non-invasive prenatal testing is leading to a dramatic rise in the number of abortions of fetuses diagnosed with Down syndrome.

Scotland’s shame: Down syndrome abortions jump 82% since 2021

Our collective choice to destroy children with Down syndrome says nothing about them and everything about us.

Abortions of unborn babies diagnosed with Down syndrome up 82% in Scotland - Biweekly Newspaper for the Diocese of Richmond %

LIVERPOOL, England (OSV News) — Scotland has seen a dramatic rise in abortions involving Down syndrome diagnoses, with government figures showing an 82% increase since 2021. A total of 60 fetuses with Down syndrome were aborted in 2024 – almost double the number of the 33 such abortions in 2021. The increase also represents a 15% rise over the 52 abortions of Down syndrome-affected unborn babies in 2023, according to statistics released by Publi…

Abortions of unborn babies diagnosed with Down syndrome up 82 per cent in Scotland

Heidi Crowter, who has Down syndrome, speaks outside the High Court in London July 6, 2021, ahead of a case to challenge the Down syndrome abortion laws. (OSV News photo/Hannah McKay, Reuters) Scotland has seen a dramatic rise in abortions involving Down syndrome diagnoses, with government figures showing an 82 per cent increase since 2021. A total of 60 babies with Down syndrome were aborted in 2024—almost double the number of the 33 such abort…