Heidi Crowter | |
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 Crowter in 2021 | |
| Born | Coventry, England, UK |
| Occupation | Disability rights advocate |
Heidi Crowter is an English disability rights advocate. Crowter campaigns for the anti-abortion group Don't Screen Us Out, challenging the Abortion Act 1967 which she views as discriminatory against fetuses with disabilities.
Heidi Crowter was born to Liz and Steve Crowter. Soon after her birth her parents discovered she had Down syndrome. Crowter has had leukemia, pneumonia, and kidney failure. She had cardiac surgery shortly after her birth. Crowter has two older brothers and a younger sister. [1] At the age of 16, Crowter was a victim of internet trolling and harassment related to her Down syndrome. [2]
Crowter works at a hair salon in Coventry managing its social media accounts and working with children. [1]
Crowter is involved in the campaign Don't Screen Us Out. [1] [3] Crowter and two others sued the Department of Health and Social Care alleging that the Abortion Act 1967 was discriminatory by allowing for the abortion of fetuses with Down syndrome and other diagnoses until the time of birth. [4] In September 2021, the case was rejected by judges. [5] However, in March 2022 Crowter was given permission to appeal the verdict on limited grounds. [6]
Crowter was honored as one of the BBC 100 Women in December 2022. [7]
Crowter is a Christian. She met her future husband, James Carter, online in 2017. They were engaged in 2018. [1] In 2020, Crowter married James Carter at Hillfields Church in Coventry. [8]
Down syndrome or Down's syndrome, also known as trisomy 21, is a genetic disorder caused by the presence of all or part of a third copy of chromosome 21. It is usually associated with developmental delays, mild to moderate intellectual disability, and characteristic physical features. There are three types of Down syndrome, all with the same features: Trisomy 21, the most common type; Mosaic Down syndrome, and Translocation Down syndrome.
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