Fetal Down syndrome abortions: Cotton, Hinson lead over 80 GOP lawmakers against disability discrimination
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Exclusive: Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., and Rep. Ashley Hinson, R-Iowa, are leading over 80 of their colleagues in a brief defending an Arkansas law designed to protect the unborn diagnosed with Down syndrome.
The bicameral group of lawmakers is asking the court to overturn a lower court ruling that made abortions based on Down syndrome diagnoses legal, warning that the ruling could send the nation down the dark path of eugenics – the practice of selectively breeding people for desired traits. The lower court ruling upheld an injunction on a 2019 Arkansas law that outlawed aborting a fetus based on a Down syndrome diagnosis. This ruling means that, currently, women in Arkansas can legally abort their child if it has been diagnosed with the chromosomal disorder.More Related News