Monday, November 11, 2013

Down Syndrome Advocates Urge U.S. Supreme Court to Address Prenatal Discrimination


 
Contact: Mark Bradford, President, Jerome Lejeune Foundation USA, 267-403-2910

PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 11, 2013 /Christian Newswire/ -- The Jerome Lejeune Foundation is one of three Down syndrome advocacy groups that have filed a legal brief with the U.S. Supreme Court urging them to address inequalities that discriminate against those prenatally diagnosed with Down syndrome.

The brief urges that the principle of support to the parents be aligned with the Prenatally and Postnatally Diagnosed Conditions Awareness Act and the American Disabilities Act.

The full legal brief can be read here.

For more information, please contact the Jerome Lejeune Foundation, or:
Saving Downs: www.savingdowns.com
The International Down Syndrome Coalition: www.theidsc.org