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Pennsylvania House Passes Bill Banning Abortions On Babies With Down Syndrome

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As people with Down syndrome are quickly being exterminated by the scourge of abortion, some states have stepped up efforts to protect them.

Joining the effort is the state of Pennsylvania, where the state House has now passed a bill to ban discriminatory abortions on babies with Down syndrome. After passing with a 139-56 vote, the bill will now move on to the state Senate.

According to LifeNews, current Pennsylvania law allows a woman to “have an abortion prior to 24 weeks for any reason except sex selection. State House Bill 2050 would expand that exception to include a prenatal diagnosis of Down syndrome.”

Currently, only four states have similar laws: Indiana, Louisiana, Ohio and North Dakota.

Rep. Judy Ward, one of the lead sponsors of the bill, said the bill marks a turning point in the future for babies with Down syndrome.

“The future has never been brighter for babies born with Down syndrome,” she said. “We’ve learned too much to accept that Down syndrome citizens should be considered anything less than full members of the community. They deserve respect and the protection of our laws.”

Parents of Down syndrome children were some of the bill’s biggest proponents. Speaking in the state Capitol just last month was long-distance swimmer and disability rights advocate Karen Gaffney, who also has Down syndrome. Opposition to the bill came from none other than the ACLU, who denounced it as “unconstitutional.”

“It utilizes a very difficult decision for some people, and a very complex one, to exploit the people that it affects, as a wedge to try to legislate abortion control,” said ACLU Pennsylvania spokesperson Elizabeth Randol in a statement.

The crystal ball that is Europe has been leading the charge against Down syndrome babies. In 2006, Denmark had just four babies born with Down syndrome. In the neighboring country of Iceland, abortion of Down syndrome babies has reached near 100%. France has gotten in on the race too; most recently, the country banned a television commercial featuring Down syndrome children because it upset mothers who previously aborted children with Down syndrome.

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