A woman with Down Syndrome has taken her case against British abortion laws to the European Court of Human Rights.
27-year-old Heidi Crowter from Coventry, England, announced this week following a ruling last year that would permit abortion up until the moment of birth.
Abortion is restricted after 24 weeks in the European country, but for disabilities such as Down Syndrome, it is allowed up until birth.
From The Daily Caller:
Crowter appealed to the ECHR after the United Kingdom’s Supreme Court refused to hear the case, BBC reported. British courts ruled against Crowter and Maire Lea-Wilson, whose son has Down Syndrome, in a similar case in September 2021, according to the BBC. “It’s inspiring to see that Heidi is now going to be taking her landmark case all the way to the European Court of Human Rights at Strasbourg,” Lynn Murray, the mother of a child with Down Syndrome, told Catholic News Agency. “As a mother of a 23-year-old daughter who has Down syndrome, I see every day the unique value she brings to our family and the positive impact she has on others around her.”
