Woman With Down’s Syndrome To Challenge Abortion Law at the High Court

Heidi Crowter, who has Down’s syndrome, is taking legal action against the UK government over part of the 1967 Abortion Act, which applies in Great Britain. Undated file photo. JerseyroadPR/PA

A woman with Down’s syndrome is heading to the High Court to challenge legislation that allows abortions up to birth for babies with the condition.

Heidi Crowter, 26, from Coventry, is taking legal action against the government because she believes the law is “downright discrimination.”