Heidi Crowter, a young woman with Downs Syndrome lost her High Court challenge to the Government over a law that allows abortion up to birth for a baby with Downs Syndrome. The High Court judges deferred responsibility for the law that allows discrimination against people with Downs Syndrome back to Parliament.

The court refused to declare the relevant law, the Abortion Act of 1967 as amended by the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act of 1990, as being contrary to the European Convention on Human Rights and the Human Rights Act.

This is not “unlawful discrimination” says the High Court.

My nephew with Downs Syndrome is a wonderful Man and valued and loved by all the family. Always full of fun, great conversation, thoughtful and deeply spiritual praying each day and participating reverently in the Eucharist. Not long ago he gave an extemporary blessing over my daughter and son in law at their wedding reception in front of us all.

Rory belongs to a singing and dance company and has been in several performances and I pay tribute to the organisers and theatre staff and production team and the funding stream who make possible.

There are many people who have helped Rory to reach a high level of literacy and I pay tribute to them all. My nephew loves life, the family, friends, TV, reading, dancing, singing and acting. If only we could all be as happy as he is.

That Down Syndrome babies can have their lives ended up to birth is an abomination and blatant discrimination not only against people with Downs Syndrome all those with disabilities detected before birth.

Moving on from this –

Mary Onuoha, a nurse I know personally is suing a London NHS Trust for being forced out of her job for wearing a cross. She says she was “treated like a criminal.” She is being supported by the Christian Legal Centre. Her lawyers argue that the Trust has breached her freedom to manifest her faith under Article 9 of the European Convention of Human Rights and the Equality Act – ring any bells?

The Trust says it was a beach of the Trust’s dress code and uniform policy and therefore a risk to her and to patients. Yet the Trust welcomes the wearing of saris, turbans, kirpan, skullcaps, hijabs, kippahs  clerical collars. This is welcoming diversity.

It seems that human rights do not apply to Christians or to those with disabilities in Britain.