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Monday, 19 July 2021, 8:58 am
The New Zealand Down Syndrome Association (NZDSA)
urgently calls on the Government to invest in disability
attitude training for health professionals.
A deeply
disturbing article in the Sunday-Star Times yesterday
clearly articulated and emphasised the traumatic
discrimination many families experience during pre-natal
screening tests, as well as the pressure to terminate their
pregnancies by medical professionals.
In the story,
one expectant mother explains that as she was heading into
theatre to have her baby delivered by caesarean, she was
asked if she would want the doctor to resuscitate her baby
if it was required.
“The stories from these parents
Press Release – New Zealand Down Syndrome Association The New Zealand Down Syndrome Association (NZDSA) urgently calls on the Government to invest in disability attitude training for health professionals. A deeply disturbing article in the Sunday-Star Times yesterday clearly articulated and emphasised the …
The New Zealand Down Syndrome Association (NZDSA) urgently calls on the Government to invest in disability attitude training for health professionals.
A deeply disturbing article in the Sunday-Star Times yesterday clearly articulated and emphasised the traumatic discrimination many families experience during pre-natal screening tests, as well as the pressure to terminate their pregnancies by medical professionals.
In the story, one expectant mother explains that as she was heading into theatre to have her baby delivered by caesarean, she was asked if she would want the doctor to resuscitate her baby if it was required.
Jacob Dombroski, Rochelle Waters
and Amelia Eades were bestowed with a National Achievement
Award by Governor General Rt Hon Dame Patsy Reddy.
The
Governor-General, who is the patron of the New Zealand Down
Syndrome Association (NZDSA), also handed out the Val
Sturgess Volunteer of the Year Award to Kathryn Sadgrove
from Northland.
The awards had to be postponed in 2020
due to the Covid 19 lockdown, so the selection panel had a
difficult task picking winners from a large group of
well-deserving and high-calibre nominations across two
years.
National Executive Officer Zandra Vaccarino
says that Amelia, Jacob and Rochelle are incredibly
talented, independent young people who are wonderful role
Press Release – New Zealand Down Syndrome Association
Four members of the New Zealand Down syndrome community have been honoured for their amazing individual achievements at special function at Government House today.
Jacob Dombroski, Rochelle Waters and Amelia Eades were bestowed with a National Achievement Award by Governor General Rt Hon Dame Patsy Reddy.
The Governor-General, who is the patron of the New Zealand Down Syndrome Association (NZDSA), also handed out the Val Sturgess Volunteer of the Year Award to Kathryn Sadgrove from Northland.
The awards had to be postponed in 2020 due to the Covid 19 lockdown, so the selection panel had a difficult task picking winners from a large group of well-deserving and high-calibre nominations across two years.