Protecting the Lives of Pre Born Children with Down Syndrome

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From: Maria
Sent: ‎9/‎19/‎2017 2:00 PM
To: gallagher@paprolife.org
Subject: Giving Down Syndrome Children a Chance at Life

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                                        CONTACT:  MARIA GALLAGHER, PA PRO-LIFE

September 19, 2017                                                                                                                717-541-0034

                                                                                                                          

           

Giving Children with Down Syndrome a Chance at Life

HARRISBURG, Pa. –Pennsylvania high school student Chloe Kondrich demonstrates quite clearly how Down syndrome lives matter. In her short life, she has served as an ambassador for those with special needs, helping public officials recognize the gifts and talents that people with Down syndrome have to offer.

Chloe was among those gathered at the state Capitol. Tuesday for a news conference promoting legislation that recognizes the inherent value and dignity of children with an extra chromosome. The resolution (SR 174), sponsored by state Senator Scott Martin (R-Lancaster), condemns the abortion of babies diagnosed with Down syndrome.

"Children like Chloe deserve a chance at life," said Maria Gallagher, legislative director for the Pennsylvania Pro-Life Federation, an affiliate of National Right to Life.

"The lives of Down syndrome children matter a great deal to families, schools, communities, and companies across the Commonwealth. It is time for the discrimination against these valuable individuals to end," Gallagher added.

Studies indicate the vast majority of preborn children who have been given a Down syndrome diagnosis are aborted, even though people with Down syndrome contribute greatly to the vitality of communities throughout our Commonwealth.
           

Life expectancies for people with Down syndrome have increased dramatically in recent decades, from age 25 in 1983 to age 60 today. Therefore, the prognosis of babies born with Down syndrome is better today than ever before.

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The Pennsylvania Pro-Life Federation is a grassroots right-to-life organization with members statewide.  As the state affiliate of National Right to Life, PPLF is committed to promoting the dignity and value of human life from conception to natural death and to restoring legal protection for preborn children.