This page gathers current news from around the world on the three main areas of focus for the Human Life Protection Society: abortion, euthanasia and assisted suicide, as well as those living with disabilities.
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NEW ZEALAND: Just as in Australia and many other jurisdictions which allow late-term abortion, New Zealand has reported multiple cases of babies born alive after a failed abortion and being left to die. A medical student who witnessed a baby gasping for its life said, “We wouldn’t do that to an animal. I was horrified.” Read the rest here
USA: The pro-abortion Guttmacher Institute has changed its methodology and revised its calculations for the number of abortions being committed in the US. Their latest figures show that abortion is actually increasing, rather than decreasing, as previously thought. Read the rest here
IRELAND: The prominent pro-life group, Precious Life, is exposing the pro-abortion agenda of Ireland’s Social Democratic and Labour Party. Precious Life says the party is responsible for the deaths of over 10,000 babies. Read the rest here
USA: A Florida father is facing the death penalty for murdering his girlfriend and their unborn child. The man shot and killed them after the young woman refused to have an abortion. Read the rest here
AUSTRALIA: Labor and the Greens have shut down debate over the controversial use of both the government’s Baby Bonus and employer paid parental leave for mothers who have procured a deliberate late-term abortion. The Fair Work Amendment (Baby Priya’s) Bill 2025 was rushed through parliament to avoid scrutiny. Read the rest here
JAPAN: A Cardinal has condemned Japan’s deregulation of the morning-after pill, which allows it to be sold over-the-counter without a prescription. Cardinal Isao Kikuchi, Cardinal-Archbishop of Tokyo, said, “life is a gift from God”. Read the rest here
CANADA: A mother-of-five almost bled to death from complications following her chemical abortion. Doctors had advised an abortion on medical grounds, despite it never being necessary to save the life of a mother. Read the rest here
TAIWAN: In an effort to reverse the country’s declining population, Taiwan’s government is providing new incentives to encourage couples to have more children. Unfortunately, those incentives include bigger subsidies for IVF treatments. Read the rest here
USA: Nebraska’s Department of Health and Human Services is allegedly allowing abortion providers to work in the state without proper certification, and is failing to enforce health code protocols including cleanliness and hygiene. Read the rest here
USA: A schoolteacher from Virginia is suing her school board after she was suspended for exposing forced abortions on two teenaged students. The abortions were organised by school staff without the girls’ parents being notified; one of the girls fled from the abortion facility on her own initiative. Read the rest here
CANADA: Large-scale Canadian study finds that mothers are being hospitalised more than twice as often for psychiatric disorders and self-harm following abortion. Read the rest here
JAPAN: Japan’s ASKA Pharmaceutical has announced that it has received permission to move its emergency contraceptive pill, sold under the trademark Norlevo, from prescription-only to over-the-counter sale. Since one action of the pill is to halt implantation of a fertilised embryo, it is an abortifacient drug. Read the rest here
CANADA: The Canadian government has provided $4 million to researchers to study how abortion access can be increased for specific minority groups. Read the rest here
USA: A new medical facility in Colorado offers “all-trimester” abortions to full term for any reason at all. Read the rest here
WORLD: AI’s Grok “companion”, which is aimed at providing friendships for children, is teaching them how to access abortions and transgender propaganda. One refers young children to Planned Parenthood, saying abortion is like “turning off a light.” Read the rest here
USA: Californian Governor Gavin Newsom has signed off on a new law which allows doctors and pharmacies to anonymously supply chemical abortions to mothers in states where they are prohibited, thus avoiding scrutiny and liability. Read the rest here
SPAIN: For a second year in its history, Spain has documented over 100,000 abortions committed in the country. According to 2024 data, there were 106,172 abortions that year. That is the highest figure for Spain in more than a decade and a 2.9% increase from 2023. Read the rest here
USA: A Milwaukee abortion facility is attempting to promote its business and raise money in a particularly macabre way by holding a contest to name its new vacuum aspirator. Read the rest here
RUSSIA: Russia has reduced its annual abortion rate from 5 million to less than 500,000, thanks to the efforts of the Orthodox Church in creating a thriving pro-life movement. Read the rest here
US: Senator Bill Cassidy has begun an investigation into a Virginian school which coerced two teenaged students into having unwanted abortions; these were done without the knowledge of the girls’ parents. Read the rest here
EU: The European Union told the UN Security Council that “women’s rights” and “reproductive health”, aka abortion and contraception, need to be made a central part of the world’s security policy. Read the rest here
UK: The new Anglican ‘Archbishop of Canterbury’ is under fire for her views on abortion and other progressive social issues. Sarah Mullally has been criticised for her pro-LGBTI stance, as well as for being in favour of abortion. Read the rest here
SPAIN: Government officials have threatened doctors refusing to provide abortions with having their names added to a registry of conscientious objectors. The move comes as all of Spain’s public hospitals are now forced to commit abortions. Read the rest here
USA: Lindsay Graham is leading 50 other US Senators in petitioning the Trump administration to halt delivery of chemical abortion pills through the mail service. Read the rest here
US: A mother recounts the story of how she was taken to a pregnancy support centre instead of an abortion business, changing her mind after seeing an ultrasound of her child. Read the rest here.
US: The Charlotte Lozier Institute has updated its research on the mental health impacts of abortion on mothers, as new studies confirm the increased risks of serious problems. Read the rest here
UK: Britain has ended its “two-child cap” policy, which was intended to decrease child poverty, because data has shown that it encouraged more mothers to have abortions. Read the story here
USA: A mother’s experience with Planned Parenthood reveals the pressure put on women to abort by staff- even on those who had not previously considered having an abortion. Read the rest here
USA: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a new version of the abortion pill, despite President Trump’s administration promising a review of chemical abortions by the same government agency. Read the rest here
USA: The reality of late-term abortion is far different from the public’s perception; one woman knows this from her experience of going undercover to a late-term abortion business, pretending she planned to abort her 28-week old baby girl. Read the rest here
USA: The largest Planned Parenthood abortion business in the US is closing due to funding cuts, as Texan pro-life groups prepare to expand their services; maternal health care, crisis pregnancy support and post-abortion services are still in demand as the number of abortions in Texas has increased. Rest the rest here
CANADA: A new video from the pro-life group, Choice42, shows how abortion pill selling groups operate online and how they share photographs of dead babies to prove that their drugs are effective. Read the rest here
USA: Timeline – For 32 years, safeguards surrounding the use of chemical abortions have been disregarded or deregulated, leading to the deaths of millions of babies as well as harm to many of their mothers. Read the rest here
USA: An American doctor asks if the discussion of techniques for killing older babies prior to their being aborted should really be part of “modern healthcare”. Read the rest here
IRELAND: A man who allegedly assaulted his pregnant girlfriend because she refused to have an abortion has been denied bail, in order to protect the safety of mother and child. He is said to have threatened to “drag her by the hair” to the abortion business. Read the rest here
USA: America’s Health and Human Services (HHA) and Federal Drug Administration (FDA) have agreed to conduct a thorough review into the safety of the drugs used for chemical abortions. Read the rest here
USA: A Texas congressman has proposed a federal bill aimed at ensuring abortion providers educate their patients about the potential for their chemical abortions to be reversed; his law is called the Second Chance at Life Act. Read the rest here.
USA: The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is refusing to renew grants for research involving tissue taken from aborted babies, returning to the policy enacted during Trump’s first term. Read the rest here
KENYA: Life advocates are raising awareness about foreign organisations sending the abortion pill into Kenya and other African nations, as well as the resulting harm being done to babies and their mothers. Read the rest here
AUSTRALIA: In the lead-up to Sydney’s Walk for Life, the organiser says around one-quarter of the next generation of Australians are missing, due to having been aborted. Read the rest here
IRELAND: The judge presiding over the court case involving the breaching of an abortion bubble-zone has been found to be an outspoken advocate for abortion, indicating a significant conflict of interest. There are calls for his recusal from the case. Read the rest here
SOUTH KOREA: Would-be parents from South Korea are travelling overseas to access sex-selective IVF, a practice which was banned in their own country; that ban corrected the skewed gender ratio brought about by sex-selective abortion. Read the rest here
USA: Although the fall of Roe vs Wade was a great things for Americas’ pre-born babies, it is never right to allow abortion law to be decided by popular vote. Democracy does not confer the right to life – that comes from God. Read the rest here
AUSTRALIA: Victoria’s Premier, Jacinta Allen, has expanded abortion access across the state, providing ultrasound grants, a mobile medical abortion clinic, telehealth abortions and a women’s health specialist scholarships program. Read the rest here
USA: Prominent pro-life and conservative commentator, Charlie Kirk, was assassinated at an event in Utah, leaving behind a wife and two young children. Read the rest here
USA: A United States District Judge has issued a ruling preventing the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) from enforcing a labor rule that would require employers, including the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) and other Catholic entities, to accommodate abortions. Read the rest here
UK: The largest ever March For Life was held in London, with more than 10,000 participants protesting against abortion. The theme was “Human rights for all Humans.” Read the rest here
CANADA: The death of another mother from sepsis as a complication after a chemical abortion proves how dangerous these drugs really are. Read the rest here
USA: A young mother refused to abort her child after watching an online video from the pro-life group, Live Action. Read the rest here
USA: A 21-year-old student and cheerleader has pleaded not guilty to the charge of manslaughter after a newborn baby was found dead in her home. Read the rest here
HUNGARY: Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s pro-life and pro-family policies should be imitated elsewhere as they have reduced the number of abortions by half. Read the rest here
USA: Proponents of IVF, which kills millions more babies than abortion each year, are trying to discredit natural fertility technology as the US gov’t prepares to regulate infertility treatments. Read the rest here
US: A young mother tells the story of the successful abortion-pill reversal which led to the birth of her fifth baby. Read the rest here
US: The family of a young mother who died from complications after taking the abortion pill is seeking answers from the medical community. Read the rest here
WORLD: New figures suggest that in the US and the UK, one-third of Generation Z is missing due to being aborted. Read the rest here
AUSTRALIA: Senator Pauline Hanson has brought up the issue of $4000 payments to mothers who undergo late-term abortions. The payment was originally intended to assist mothers with expenses after a stillbirth. See the video here
CANADA: a study of over 1 million women has concluded that those who had abortions were at greater risk of subsequent mental health issues than those who gave birth. Read the rest here
AUSTRALIA: VCAT has upheld the suspension of a Victorian doctor who was disciplined for his social media posts, including some which reflected his anti-abortion views. Read the rest here
GERMANY: A strong pro-life impulse is beginning to take hold in Germany, with the Federal Constitutional Court ruling out a potential new judge on the basis of his unfettered support for abortion. Read the rest here
AUSTRALIA: For the second time in two months, a Queensland Supreme Court has ruled that a pre-teen girl can consent to an abortion, despite her not fully understanding the procedure. Read the rest here
USA: Despite attempts to defund Planned Parenthood, the abortion provider still receives millions in tax-payer funding, even in pro-life states. Read the rest here
SOUTH KOREA: South Korea’s Catholic Bishops have issued a strong statement against a proposed amendment to their country’s abortion law, saying it seeks to normalise abortion. Read the rest here
USA: A school in Virginia is under investigation for procuring abortions for pregnant students without the parents’ knowledge. Read the rest here.
AUSTRALIA: Research has shown that Indian and Chinese mothers are practising sex-selection abortions in Australia. Read the rest here
USA: After being accused of botching her abortion, an abortionist wants his former patient to be named publicly. Read the rest here
UK: An overwhelming majority of UK residents oppose the recent law change which allows late-term abortion. Read the rest here
USA: Despite censorship and misinformation, America’s Abortion Pill Reversal Network has saved over 7000 babies. Read the rest here
UK: The UK’s extreme abortion law still has a chance to be stopped in the House of Lords. Read the rest here
USA: Making birth free won’t magically raise the U.S. birthrate back to replacement, but it would be a good place to start. Read the rest here
AUSTRALIA: The Tasmanian Liberal party is promising to subsidise IVF treatments to the tune of $2000 if they are re-elected. Read the rest here
USA: A new report, indicates that more than 80% of women who visited an emergency room after adverse reactions to the abortion pill had their abortions miscoded as miscarriages. Read the rest here
AUSTRALIA: A Memorial of Mercy for babies lost through abortion has been erected in Richmond, Tasmania. Read the rest here.
WORLD: Abortion was the leading cause of death worldwide in 2024 with over 45 million unborn children killed in the womb. Read the rest here
WORLD: Chat GPT is being accused of influencing users to take their own lives, in some cases acting as a “suicide coach”. Seven lawsuits in California are allegedly that use of AI led to the death of a vulnerable loved one. Read the rest here
CANADA: As well as suggesting assisted suicide to those with mental illness, disabilities and to the homeless, Canadian medical professionals have recommended it to at least 20 combat veterens, new testimony shows. Read the rest here
CANADA: In a controversial new attempt to expand assisted dying laws, the Quebec College of Physicians is proposing that parents be allowed to have their sick babies euthanised. Parents would be allowed to request euthanasia for babies whom doctors believe have no chance of survival and those experiencing extreme pain. Read the rest here
UK: More than half the pharmacists surveyed by The Pharmaceutical Journal say that believe assisted suicide should be legal. The survey, taken in September 2025, indicated that pharmacists also think they “should either be able to take part, or not take part, based on their individual ethical, moral or religious beliefs.” Read the rest here
CANADA: a man who lost both grandmothers to assisted suicide has revealed the devastating impact those decisions have had on him in a new documentary. The film, Dying to Meet You is “a project of cultural renewal to humanise our conversation on suffering, death, meaning, and hope”. Read the rest here
AUSTRALIA: A rally was held in Canberra to mark the enactment of new laws allowing assisted suicide in the ACT. A group opposed to the ACT’s Voluntary Assisted Dying (VAD) Legislation rallied outside the Legislative Assembly to decry the “culture of death”. Read the rest here
USA: A prominent artist has taken her own life via assisted suicide, thereby adding to the glamorisation of euthanasia by Western elites. Although elderly, the victim was so healthy that she failed to qualify for assisted suicide in her homeland, the USA. Read the rest here
SCOTLAND: The Scottish Parliaments has passed a resolution to effectively hand over a ‘blank cheque’ to cover any costs associated with implementing a proposed assisted suicide regime. Critics are concerned that funding will be taken from the already under-funded palliative care sector. Read the rest here
UK: Dr Annabel Price, the College Lead for the assisted suicide Bill at Royal College of Psychiatrists, said her group would not be supporting the Bill due to “practical concerns about the assessments of the co-ordinating doctor, the independent doctor and now the panel.” Read the rest here
AUSTRALIA: State Lower House politicians have been advised they can expect to stay to the early hours of the morning when debating changes to the Victoria’s assisted suicide laws which would allow doctors to initiate conversations with patients. Read the rest here
FRANCE: The Bishop of Chartres has criticised his nation’s proposed legalisation of euthanasia and assisted suicide, saying it violates the commandment which prohibits the intentional killing of a human being. He said, “The end of life can be a decisive moment for reconsideration, reconciliation, and sharing with loved ones.” Read the rest here
WORLD: Dr. Philip Nitschke, also known as “Dr. Death” has maintained his innocence after publishing material online which has been linked to the suicides of more than 90 individuals. The material included information about lethal poison to be used for the purpose of ending one’s own life. Read the rest here
UK: A new scandal has arisen surrounding Britain’s proposed Assisted Suicide bill: in a departure from custom, the House of Lords select committee has decided not to take accept expert written evidence from experts apart from those it has specifically invited, even though the Bill’s text has changed substantially. Read the rest here
AUSTRALIA: The Catholic Church’s youngest Cardinal is among those Christian leaders urging Victoria’s state government not to expand it assisted-suicide legislation. A new bill seeks to encourage the vulnerable to end their own loves and deprive pro-life doctors of conscience rights. Read the rest here
USA: The noted Hollywood actor, George Clooney, plans to star in a new movie promoting assisted suicide; it tells the story of a wife who travels to Switzerland with her husband, to have him put to death. Read the rest here
URUGUAY: The Socialist government of Uruguay has just passed radical euthanasia laws, allowing active euthanasia by a health professional, without waiting periods, to anyone who demands it, even in the absence of a terminal diagnosis. Read the rest here
CANADA/US: Organs were harvested from an Ontario man who was killed by Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD), and one of those organs was successfully transplanted into an American man, further cementing concerns over the intermingling of MAiD with organ donation around the globe. Read the rest here
USA: In the wake of a daughter’s successful effort at convincing her father to take his own life with her mother, the media is presenting assisted suicides among couples as something romantic and noble. Read the rest here
SCOTLAND: A Canadian man living with a severe neurological condition has warned Scottish legislators about the harm of legalised assisted suicide. Roger Foley says that despite having no desire to end his life, he has been offered euthanasia and has faced discrimination and neglect. Read the rest here
UK: A family friend has spoken out over the recent double-assisted suicide of a former Paralympian and her husband, saying that she believes Ruth Posner was coerced into taking her life by her husband. Read the story here
URUGUAY: A Catholic Cardinal testified at the Uruguay Senate’s health committee, defending the cause of life against a proposed euthanasia bill. Read the rest here
AUSTRALIA: There has been a 35% increase in deaths under Queensland’s Assisted Suicide regime, with proponents wanting to encourage more doctors to provide euthanasia services. Read the rest here
CANADA: Canada’s assisted suicide regime is being used as a source of freshly-harvested organs for the organ donation industry. Harvesting organs from euthanasia victims is a growing trend worldwide. Read the story here
USA: Instead of being treated appropriately, some patients suffering from eating disorders are being told by medical experts that they have “terminal anorexia” and are being offered assisted suicide. Read the rest here
CANADA: Elderly people living with dementia are regularly being euthanised; as they are unable to give clear consent, this is being facilitated by family members. Dementia patients account for around 1% of all Canada’s assisted suicides. Read the rest here
WORLD: Assisted suicide is the attempt to turn what was once thought of as a tragedy – suicide – into something to be supported and affirmed. One danger of this is that the right to die soon becomes the obligation to die. Read the rest here
UK: A 96-year-old Holocaust survivor who had a successful career in dance and drama, died in a clinic in Switzerland by assisted suicide with her 97-year-old husband. Sadly, they wrote that their decision to hasten their deaths was due to “lack of energy and emotional weakness.” Read the rest here
CANADA: Deaths through the assisted-suicide regime, or MAID, accounted for 5% of all deaths in Canada in 2024, as shown by the latest data. This brings the total number of lives lost to assisted suicide since MAID began to 90,000. Read the rest here
USA: A presenter on Fox News has been forced to apologise after pushback for his suggestion that homeless people be involuntarily euthanised. Brian Kilmeade had said homeless people should be given a lethal injection. Read the rest here
AUSTRALIA: In the ongoing case of an illegal euthanasia-drug ring, it has been revealed that one victim was a quadriplegic man who failed to qualify for Queensland’s assisted suicide regime. Read the rest here
UK: A British peer from the House of Lords has stated that Britain’s proposed assisted suicide bill is “the stuff of nightmares”, as the law’s proponents believe “there are savings to be made should assisted dying be introduced. This Bill effectively puts a price on my head”. Read the rest here
CANADA: A mother who had been approved for Canada’s assisted suicide regime (MAID) has revoked her application after being given medical treatment in the United States. She had spent six years trying to access the appropriate medical treatment in Canada. Read the rest here
WORLD: The experience of those who survive suicide attempts should draw attention to the fact that many who choose assisted dying are really looking for help to live. Read the rest here
FRANCE: Twelve elderly assisted suicide activists are on trial for illegally helping others obtain a euthanasia drug; their case is being used to promote France’s proposed assisted suicide law. Read the rest here
AUSTRALIA: A Gold Coast man has been charged with abetting illegal assisted suicides going back to at least 2021; the man is alleged to have set-up a fake charity to obtain drugs that are used to euthanise animals. Read the rest here
UK: Harry Potter author, J. K. Rowling, has announced that she has changed her mind on the issue of assisted suicide, citing the influence of her husband, who is a medical doctor. Read the rest here
AUSTRALIA: The Victorian government is pushing forward with loosening safeguards around its assisted suicide regime, as doctors struggle to keep up with the demand for euthanasia services. Read the rest here
CANADA: A huge increase in the number of people seeking assisted suicide has led a “death doula” to open a clinic dedicated to fundraising for a $500,000 facility where patients can end their own lives. Read the rest here
UK: A British Peer and disability advocate has received abuse and death threats for expressing her concern about the lack of safeguards contained in proposed assisted suicide legislation. The former Paralympian says the proposed legislation is a threat to those living with disabilities. Read the rest here
CANADA: A doctor who has been involved in putting to death hundreds of patients via assisted suicide has said that housing problems are a legitimate reason to seek euthanasia. She also believes teenagers should have the right to choose assisted dying. Read the story here
USA: At its June 9th meeting, America’s largest organisation representing medical professionals, the American Medical Association, voted to uphold its opposition to euthanasia and assisted suicide. Read the rest here
UK: Opposition to the UK’s proposed assisted suicide bill is growing as the bill faces scrutiny in the House of Lords from September 12th. Read the rest here
NETHERLANDS: A new international survey reveals sharp divisions among clinicians on the acceptability of euthanasia for patients with dementia who request it, with nearly half in favour and almost as many opposed. Read the rest here
PORTUGAL: While assisted suicide and euthanasia are now legal, the alternative, palliative care, is in crisis as the industry deals with an ongoing shortage of medical staff. Read the rest here
CANADA: A physician apologises on behalf of his profession for the betrayal of trust inflicted by doctors who provide euthanasia and assisted suicide. Read the rest here
AUSTRALIA: A convicted sex offender was allowed to access assisted suicide in New South Wales, outraging his devastated victims. Read the rest here
CANADA: The College of Physicians in Quebec believes euthanising babies born with disabilities up to the age of twelve months is an appropriate response, calling it “care.” Read the rest here
NORWAY: Ahead of the country’s election day, Norwegian Catholic bishops are calling for voters to reconsider their nation’s growing support for assisted suicide. Read the rest here
KOREA: The bishops of Korea are leading a renewed effort to defend the sanctity of life in response to efforts at legalising euthanasia and abortion. Read the rest here
USA: Ongoing scandals within the organ retrieval industry, such as donors not being dead, must be addressed before new legislation is rolled out. Read the rest here
NETHERLANDS: In the Netherlands, one of the first countries in the world to legalise assisted suicide, tiny babies are routinely being put to death. Read the rest here
UK: A writer recalls the natural death of his friend, whose loving support network meant he never needed to contemplate assisted suicide. Read the rest here
UK: Harry Potter actress, Miriam Margolyes, claims she wants to be “put down” if her disability increases. Sadly, she believes disability makes her “less than I can be.” Read the rest here
AUSTRALIA: The Mackay March for Life will be held on October 11, 2025, in support of life from conception to natural death. Read the rest here
UK: British doctors allowed a premature baby to die after ignoring his mother’s advice on his age. The law requires babies to be given care after 22 weeks gestation. Read the rest here
UK: A poll taken prior to the UK’s assisted suicide debate reveals that the majority of Britons have grave reservations about the practice. Read the rest here.
URUGUAY: The country’s lower house of Congress has approved a bill decriminalising euthanasia with polls finding 62% of Uruguayans support the proposed bill. Read the rest here
NEW ZEALAND: There has been a 37% increase in the number of assisted suicide deaths in New Zealand, in the year to March 2025. Read the rest here
SLOVENIA: The public is divided over Slovenia’s new assisted suicide laws, which were introduced last July after citizens voted in a referendum. Read the rest here
CANADA: Assisted Suicide abuses in Canada show that the West is in trouble: people are choosing death out of sadness and loneliness Read the rest here
WORLD: Family First New Zealand has just published a Euthanasia Fact Sheet on Global Trends. It looks at New Zealand, Canada, Netherlands, Belgium, Oregon, and Victoria Australia. Read the rest here
CANADA: In Canada, an Armed Forces veteran was offered assisted suicide from a Government department after he stated he was suffering from PTSD. Read the rest here
WORLD: Assisted suicide activists are choosing that option for themselves – and are given celebrity status by the mainstream media. Read the rest here
CANADA: In Canada, a proposed bill will protect mentally ill, disabled people from euthanasia. Read the rest here
AUSTRALIA: Residents of the Northern Territory are being left out of the consultation process as the Labor government begins drafting assisted suicide legislation. Read the rest here
UK: There is little support for the UK’s Assisted Dying bill from the the Royal College of Pathologists (RCPath). Read the rest here
AUSTRALIA: The Federal Government has plans to inject $19.6 million into the disability sector, hoping to challenge public attitudes, improve access to services, and strengthen community participation. Read the rest here
USA: Specially-adapted all-terrain wheelchairs are allowed patients with significant health problems such as amputations and ALS, to experience time in the wilderness, promoting their mental health and wellbeing. The experiences have saved some from depression and even suicide. Read the rest here.
WORLD: The Pro-Life Action League has launched a campaign to provide support for parents who receive an adverse prenatal diagnosis. It is aimed at reducing the fear parents feel around such an experience, as well as encouraging them to choose life over abortion for their child. Read the rest here
AUSTRALIA: Parents of children with disabilities are removing their children from the ACT’s public school system, citing discrimination and lack of support. They are asking for urgent reforms with more government spending to enable better support for their children. Read the rest here
USA: A pro-life advocate interviews a thirteen-year old girl with Down Syndrome who is an actress and author, and who believes Down Syndrome is her “superpower.” Watch the interview here
INDIA: The city of Chandigarh, the capital of the northern Indian states of Punjab and Haryana, has introduced a wide-ranging package of support for disabled children, including free education and home-support for those with severe disabilities. Read the rest here
USA: Doctors and other medical professionals will now have access to a free two-hour training course to learn how best to approach patients with Down Syndrome. Read the rest here
AUSTRALIA: Queensland University of Technology has launched a new website to promote Australian artists with disabilities from the past fifty years. More than 10,000 entries for artists, works and organisations are listed. Read the rest here
AUSTRALIA: Some teenagers living with a disability are concerned they could lose contact with friends and support communities when the Federal government’s social media ban comes into effect in December. Read the rest here
AUSTRALIA: The National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA) says there is an increase in people being accepted to the scheme. While data shows that more people are applying and being accepted, tens of thousands of people are still being rejected each year. Read the rest here
USA: An actress from TV series, Grey’s Anatomy, became a vocal advocate for families dealing with disabilities after her daughter was born with Down Syndrome. Read the rest here
USA: One of America’s most-watched mainstream current affairs programmes, The Today Show, is promoting eugenic embryo selection as part of IVF, to reduce the chances of parents raising a disabled child. The discriminatory practise is being billed as “hope for parents’. Read the rest here
CANADA: Canadians with Down Syndrome have longer life expectancies yet healthcare providers and training programs are ignoring aging issues, leaving adults and seniors with Down syndrome without the specialised care they need. Read the rest here
UK: A disability-rights activist, who lives with his own disability, was unable to participate in a debate centred on Britain’s upcoming assisted-suicide bill, because the venue was without wheelchair access. Read the story here
AUSTRALIA: The Archdiocese of Brisbane disability provider, Centacare, has closed after 40 years, meaning that hundreds of clients in South-East Queensland have had to find alternative carers and support services. Read the rest here
NORWAY: A couple from Norway are providing further evidence of the intense pressure facing parents who receive a Down Syndrome diagnosis of their babies in utero by speaking out against medical coercion. Read the rest here
AUSTRALIA: A young woman with Down Syndrome is among the finalists for the 2025 Australian Human Rights Awards. Charlotte Bailey advocates for people living with disabilities to receive fair pay and draws attention to the value of inclusive workplaces. Read the rest here:
AFGHANISTAN: Parents of children born with Down Syndrome are asking for more support and greater acceptance for their children as many if Afghani society believe the condition to be a disgrace for the family involved. Read the rest here
AUSTRALIA: A country Victorian parenting group is a model for families who need support and socialisation for themselves and their children living with disabilities. Read the rest here
AUSTRALIA: A woman with PTSD who requires the company of an assistance dog was twice refused to fly with her dog by Air New Zealand. After suing the airline for discrimination, she received an out of court settlement. Read the rest here
UK: A British study of over 300 cases has concluded that a Down Syndrome diagnosis leads to repeated recommendations for mothers to abort, as women say they are not given enough support. Read the rest here
USA: A lead actor from the series, Scrubs, became an advocate for those living with Down Syndrome after his son was born with the condition 28 years ago. Actor John McGinley was also instrumental in Scrubs running an episode featuring a young actor with Down Syndrome. Read the rest here
UK: A young woman shares how she no longer tries to hide her visual impairment but has acknowledged her condition and now embraces seeking assistance from others. Her experience of receiving support from loved ones has been overwhelming. Read the rest here
USA: A Wisconsin court has ruled against the family of a Down Syndrome women whom they claim was deliberately left to die during a hospital stay in 2021. The young woman was allegedly given a dangerous mix of drugs and a ‘Do Not Revive’ order without the family’s consent. Read the rest here
WORLD: A worldwide study conducted over three decades has concluded that prenatal testing leads to an increase in eugenic abortions, since medical staff use the diagnosis to instil fear into their patients. Read the rest here
AUSTRALIA: In 2024/25, the National Disability Insurance Agency paid out more than $60 million to private law firms to represent it in appeals against their decisions launched by NDIS recipients. Read the rest here
AUSTRALIA: Australians living with a disability have the opportunity to learn hands-on film-making skills with the Tasmania-based organisation, Bus Stop Films’ Accessible Filmmaking Program. Read the rest here
CANADA: (throwback to 2022) A radio-host with missing limbs didn’t realise she was disabled until she was sixteen; it was then that her mother revealed her condition was due to a failed abortion attempt. Read the rest here
AUSTRALIA: A Canberra-based disability service which provides horse-riding for children, is celebrating 50 years in operation. Volunteers at Pegasus Riding for the Disabled say they have seen children thrive due to the unique experience provided by horse-riding. Read the rest here
POLAND: A baby born with only 1cm of brain defied doctors’ predictions and is now thriving and leading a relatively normal life. Watch the video here (in Polish); article here (in English)
JAPAN: Biochemists have discovered a method which would potentially remove the gene responsible for Down Syndrome, raising many questions around ethics, access and cost Read the rest here
KYRGYZSTAN: Three adventurers living with disabilities say their trek to Kyrgyzstan has inspired them to promote the idea of disability adventures to existing travel businesses. Read the story here
UK: A documentary by BBC Four called Eugenics: Science’s Greatest Scandal gives an startling insight into the nature of eugenics and how this ideology drives demand for abortion and euthanasia. Read the rest here
AUSTRALIA: Associate professor Michelle Villeneuve, of the University of Sydney’s Centre for Disability Research and Policy, has found that 60 per cent of people living with a disability lack the resources for emergency preparedness, putting them at greater risk during a natural disaster. Read the rest here
USA: The US National Down Syndrome Society is raising awareness about the condition in a huge display in Times Square, New York City. Read the rest here
AUSTRALIA: A year-10 student with dwarfism, also known as achondroplasia, is attempting to have a ban by the World Para Athletics lifted. Read the rest here
TURKEY: A teenager with Down Syndrome will compete in the 2026 TÖSSFED (Turkish Special Athletes Sports Federation) Table Tennis Tournament and hopes one day to represent his nation on the world stage. Read the rest here
AUSTRALIA: An investment plan, meant to provide custom-built housing for those living with disabilities, has led to hundreds of empty homes across the country and to financial trouble for many investors. Read the rest here
UK: An influencer who made a career out of her blindness wants to use IVF to genetically alter her unborn child and screen out the gene that made her blind. Read the story here
USA: The mother of a baby who was born with Trisomy-18 and died soon after birth, said that donating her breast-milk helped her with the healing process. Read the rest here
AUSTRALIA: The NDIS scheme has become a financial runaway train yet simply allowing individuals to work within a set budget would reign in the spending and give agency to those living with disabilities. Read the rest here
AUSTRALIA: A Federal government inquiry into disability has revealed that mothers feel pressured to abort babies diagnosed with Down Syndrome and may receive inadequate medical assistance for their children after birth. Read the rest here
USA: a TV news reporter shares her experience of giving birth to a baby with anencephaly who lived only ten hours outside the womb. Read the rest here
CANADA: A disabled man has written an encouraging letter to someone recently disabled through an accident: his outlook in life is truly inspiring. Read the rest here
UK: Pregnant mothers in the UK are not being given sufficient support prior to screening or when receiving a diagnosis of Down Syndrome. Read the rest here
UK: a 23-year-old model and actress will become the first person with Down Syndrome to compete on the British television show, Strictly Come Dancing. Read the rest here
AUSTRALIA: A federal government restructuring of disability support services has led to the closure of a 40-year-old service provider, which has been left unable to complete with larger national organisations. Read the rest here
FRANCE: The Paris Administrative Court of Appeal has upheld a ban on screening of embryos for Down Syndrome, saying this practice leads to embryo selection and eugenics. Read the rest here
AUSTRALIA: The $600 million Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability has produced very little in the way of tangible help for those living with disabilities. Read the rest here
UK: a rental crisis and lack of suitable accomodation in the UK is forcing an increasing number of people living with disabilities into homelessness. Read the rest here
AUSTRALIA: An alarming rate of bullying and exclusion against children with ADHD has been found in a new report on Australian schools. Read the rest here
IRELAND: Down Syndrome children “teach you to be a better person” says mother with ‘miracle’ Down Syndrome baby. Read the rest here.
UK: A British peer who lives with a disability said that legal assisted suicide places vulnerable people under pressure to die. Read the rest here
CANADA: Disabled people in Canada are under intense pressure to die by assisted suicide, even from disability support helplines. Read the rest here
UK: Advocacy groups in the UK are drawing attention to the increase in abortions of Down Syndrome babies. Read the rest here
UK Prime Minister, Keir Starmer, is facing backlash from celebrities and paralympians over his proposed cuts to funding for disability support. Read the rest here