Irish author upset by images of children with Down Syndrome used in abortion debate

An Irish author who has a young daughter with Down Syndrome has said that he is concerned that literature which has circulated in relation to the Eight Amendment debate will make children such as his own feel unloved or unwanted by their parents.

Irish author upset by images of children with Down Syndrome used in abortion debate

By Olivia Kelleher

An Irish author who has a young daughter with Down Syndrome has said that he is concerned that literature which has circulated in relation to the Eight Amendment debate will make children such as his own feel unloved or unwanted by their parents.

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