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Appeals court to hear challenge to UK Down syndrome abortion law

March 9, 2022 Catholic News Agency 1

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Rome Newsroom, Mar 9, 2022 / 09:05 am (CNA).
The Court of Appeal will hear a case challenging a U.K. law that allows abortion up to b… […]

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Catholic doctor to challenge abortion pill reversal ban at UK High Court

February 8, 2022 Catholic News Agency 1

Cardiologist Dermot Kearney. / Christian Concern.

London, England, Feb 8, 2022 / 12:00 pm (CNA).
A Catholic doctor is preparing to challenge an order at the High Court in London, England, blocking him from offering life-saving treatment for unb… […]

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Christian foster agency seeks to appeal to UK Supreme Court after ruling on recruitment policy for carers

October 4, 2021 Catholic News Agency 1

The Court of Appeal is based at the Royal Courts of Justice in London. / Anthony M. from Rome, Italy – Flickr via Wikimedia (CC BY 2.0).

London, England, Oct 4, 2021 / 12:00 pm (CNA).
A foster agency is seeking to appeal to the U.K. Supreme Cour… […]

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Court rejects challenge to UK’s Down syndrome abortion law

September 23, 2021 Catholic News Agency 1

Heidi Crowter speaks outside the High Court in London England, July 6, 2021. / Don’t Screen Us Out via Flickr (CC BY-ND 2.0).

London, England, Sep 23, 2021 / 05:00 am (CNA).
The High Court in London rejected on Thursday a landmark challenge to a… […]

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Parents of 2-year-old girl await UK Supreme Court response on removing life-support against their wishes

August 3, 2021 Catholic News Agency 0

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London, England, Aug 3, 2021 / 08:30 am (CNA).
The parents of a two-year-old girl are waiting to see if Britain’s Supreme Court will hear their challenge t… […]

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‘This law makes me feel I am better off dead’: UK court hears Down syndrome abortion law challenge

July 7, 2021 Catholic News Agency 0

Heidi Crowter speaks outside the High Court in London England, July 6, 2021. / Don’t Screen Us Out via Flickr (CC BY-ND 2.0).

London, England, Jul 7, 2021 / 08:05 am (CNA).
A woman with Down syndrome said on Tuesday that a U.K. law allowing abor… […]

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Meet the mother challenging the UK’s Down syndrome abortion law

May 20, 2021 Catholic News Agency 3

Máire Lea-Wilson with her son, Aidan. / Courtesy photo.

CNA Staff, May 20, 2021 / 07:00 am (CNA).
On July 6, Máire Lea-Wilson intends to walk into the imposing Royal Courts of Justice in London to take part in a case that could make history. The… […]

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