Mon Apr 4, 2022 – 8:46 am EDT
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(Live Action News) – Idaho Governor Brad Little signed a law on March 21 intended to encourage and support families that receive a prenatal diagnosis of Down syndrome. Advocates of Senate Bill 1270, also known as the Down Syndrome Diagnosis Information Act, say that it will better serve families who receive a Down syndrome diagnosis.
According to the Post Register, the new law requires the Department of Health and Welfare to create an “up-to-date, evidence-based support sheet about Down syndrome that has been reviewed by medical experts and the Idaho Down Syndrome Council.”
The support sheet will also include contact information for Down syndrome support groups and resources, and it will be distributed to health care practitioners, so that they can offer it to parents who receive a Down syndrome diagnosis.
“The goal of this bill is to take that fear and isolation away and provide support and hope,” Mary Murray, President of the Idaho Down Syndrome Council and Vice President of Eastern Idaho Down Syndrome Family Connect, told EastIdahoNews.com.
“Every child diagnosed with Down syndrome is not the same. It’s easy to categorize someone with Down syndrome by saying ‘this is how it’s going
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