'World-leading' Down's syndrome bill clears first hurdle in Parliament

It will now be considered by a committee of MPs and, if approved by both the Houses of Commons and Lords could become law by Spring next year.If passed, it would place a duty on authorities providing health, care, education and housing to assess and plan to meet the needs of people with Down's syndrome.

Ken Ross, from the Down's Syndrome Policy Group, told the BBC that at the moment getting the right provision - such as securing the right speech support in schools - can be difficult. Speaking in a Commons debate on his bill, Dr Fox said: "When I was born the life expectancy of someone with Down's syndrome was 13 years by the time I became a junior doctor it was 30 years, today it is 58 years.He argued that it would be "a stain on our country and a scandal" to see "in future those whose parents have died being placed in inappropriate institutions, in elderly care homes or mental health institutions.

Labour's Meg Hillier said the bill was "just the beginning", with "a lot of heavy lifting" left to do and she urged the government to set targets on improving outcomes.

Life-long? What about weeks 24 - 40 of life in the womb?

Is disease spread by lack of Big Pharma cures? Or is disease spread by symptomatic people with or without comorbidities? Or by healthy people who Big Pharma singles out as asymptomatic spreaders? Formed in July 1946 and April 1948 what diseases is CDC and WHO famous for curing?

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