Kennedy-Brownback Bill Signed Into Law
Down Syndrome Advocates Prevail
On October 14, 2008 President Bush signed into law the Prenatally and Postnatally Diagnosed Conditions Awareness Act, S 1810, known as the Kennedy-Brownback bill. S. 1810, which was authored by Senators Sam Brownback, R-KS, and Ted Kennedy, D-MA, who is fighting a battle with a brain tumor. It is a bill which is focused on reducing the number of abortions done on disabled unborn children.
Currently, 90 percent of children pre-natally diagnosed with Down syndrome are aborted. Senator Brownback said after President Bush signed this bill: “President Bush signed into law a bill that will help an untold number of expecting parents who learn that their unborn child may be born with a disability. This is a great victory for the culture of life we should all seek to promote. Currently, 90 percent of children pre-natally diagnosed with Down syndrome are aborted. That number is much too high and suggests that we as a society are not doing everything we can to protect every human life, at every stage.”
