Tag Archive for: disability

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Why have we become so scared of disability?

When I went to see the midwife at 36 weeks of pregnancy, I did not expect to find myself leaving in…
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What is the true cost of ‘wrongful births’?

A tiny article in a free Metro newspaper last week caught my attention: ‘Wrongful birth bill hits £56.1…

Harry and the Penguins – how each of us can make a difference (and stay warm!)

CMF Board member Jonathan Fisher is our guest blogger for World Disability Day  Recent media coverage…

Disability and discrimination

The Paralympics in London last year demonstrated the extraordinary abilities and determination of sportsmen…
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The ‘Groningen protocol’ for euthanasia of disabled babies in the Netherlands

In an interview this morning on BBC Five Live (at 0705) on the Paul Lamb case (listen here) I was asked…

Inquiry into Abortion on the Grounds of Disability – please contribute!

A new Parliamentary group[1] has been set up to review the law on abortion for disability, with a particular…

Women who keep their disabled babies face coercion, discrimination and disdain

I recently attended the second oral evidence session of the Parliamentary ‘Inquiry into Abortion…

Survival of twins born at 23 weeks and new Inquiry into abortion for disability reopen debate on abortion upper limits

When twins Mackenzie and Cameron Glover were born 17 weeks prematurely on 17 June last year, they were…

Inquiry into Abortion on the Grounds of Disability – a chance to remove discriminatory laws?

For the first time for years a cross Parliamentary group will be thoroughly reviewing the law on abortion…

Belgian twin euthanasia story is just the tip of a chilling iceberg

The case of the twin brothers euthanised in Belgium before Christmas is just the latest step in an…

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