Victory—
Down Syndrome Protection Act
Passes PA House!
By Maria V. Gallagher, Legislative Director
We achieved a
victory
at the state Capitol last week, when the Pennsylvania House of Representatives passed
House Bill 321
, the
Down Syndrome Protection Act
. This common sense piece of disability rights legislation bans abortions for the reason of a Down syndrome diagnosis.
Thank you
to all who emailed, called, and visited your state Representative to make this victory happen.
Now, it’s onto the PA Senate!
Please call and email
your state Senator and
urge
him or her to support HB 321. If you don’t know who your state Senator is, or you need contact information, please click
HERE.
Note: This is a
state issue
, not a federal one, so there is no need to contact U.S. Senators Bob Casey and Pat Toomey.
Thank you for making these critical calls and sending these important emails!