2018 In The News

Jamie Foxx Supports Sister DeOndra and Hijacks Auction at Global Down Syndrome Foundation Event

October 22, 2018 Comments Off on Jamie Foxx Supports Sister DeOndra and Hijacks Auction at Global Down Syndrome Foundation Event

Jamie Foxx went all out in Denver on Saturday while supporting his sister and advocate DeOndra Dixon.

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Jamie Foxx “Learned How To Live” From Younger Sister With Down Syndrome

August 31, 2018 Comments Off on Jamie Foxx “Learned How To Live” From Younger Sister With Down Syndrome
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Budget Chairman Tom Cole Announces Historic NIH Budget Increase at the Global Down Syndrome

May 24, 2018 Comments Off on Budget Chairman Tom Cole Announces Historic NIH Budget Increase at the Global Down Syndrome

After years of advocacy, the Global Down Syndrome Foundation, its research affiliate, the Linda Crnic Institute for Down Syndrome, and its nationwide network of dedicated members and self-advocates are celebrating House Labor and Health and Human Services Appropriations Subcommittee Chairman Tom Cole’s (R-OK) announcement of a historic and significant 65% increase of Down syndrome research funding.

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Babies with Down syndrome are put on center stage in the U.S. abortion fight

March 21, 2018 Comments Off on Babies with Down syndrome are put on center stage in the U.S. abortion fight

The debate about abortion has become intertwined with Down syndrome in recent years because of the availability of a noninvasive test that can screen for Trisomy 21 — the chromosomal defect that leads to the condition.

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