Savingdowns condemns the unprecedented attack by New Zealand columnist Richard Boock against the Down syndrome community in his article “A woman’s right to choose” in the “Auckland Now” blog site on the 8th December. In his column, Boock called people with Down syndrome “biological bloopers”, a term that devalues their lives and implies that they have “lives unworthy of life”. His views point towa
A group of parents whose children have Down syndrome are taking the New Zealand Government to the International Criminal Court. They claim the ante-natal screening programme that detects Down syndrome puts pressure on mothers to terminate the pregnancy, and that’s a form of persecution. A week ago the Sullivans took their case to the court of public opinion – now they’re going to a cou
Following TV3’s 60 Minutes documentary on June 12 “Down but not out”, parents of children with Down syndrome announced they will lodge a complaint with the International Criminal Court against the Governments screening programme for Down syndrome. The basis of the parents’ complaint is that the Government’s antenatal screening programmespecifically targets foetuses with Dow