London (AP) — A woman with Down’s disease lost a court challenge to the British government on Thursday over a law allowing abortion until a fetus with this condition was born.

Heidi Crouter, 26, and two others brought the Ministry of Health to court, claiming that some of the abortion laws were discriminatory and violated the European Convention on Human Rights.

Abortion in England, Wales and Scotland is permitted up to the 24th week of pregnancy. However, the law states that if there is a “substantial risk of suffering from physical or mental illness, such as severe disability, when a child is born,” including Down’s syndrome, it can be allowed to terminate until birth. ..

Crouter feels the law is “aggressive” and rude, and says he wants to change it to challenge people’s perceptions of Down Syndrome.

The two judges dismissed the proceedings on Thursday after a two-day hearing. We conclude that the law is not illegal and aims to balance fetal rights with women’s rights.

Crouter filed an incident with 33-year-old Mare Lee Wilson, who has a son with Down Syndrome, and an unidentified child in this condition.

She said she would appeal the decision.

“The fight isn’t over,” Clauter said outside the Royal Courts of Justice in central London, surrounded by supporters.

“We face discrimination every day in school, at work and in society. Thanks to the ruling, judges also supported discrimination in the womb,” she said.

Paul Conrathe, a lawyer at a company representing the three plaintiffs, disappointed the ruling and said it was “out of step with modern attitudes towards disability.”

“By allowing babies (with Down Syndrome) to stop until childbirth, the law sends a strong message that, unlike babies with neurotypical development, the value of life for people (with Down Syndrome) is low,” he says. I did.