Kennedy-Brownback bill would provide support to parents receiving disability diagnosis prenatally or postnatally

GOP presidential candidate John McCain and Sen. Ted Stevens (R-Alaska) have just signed on as co-sponsors of Senate Bill 1810, a bill aimed at providing accurate and comprehensive information to parents who receive a diagnosis of a disability either prenatally or after the birth of their child. Among the conditions covered by the bill is Down syndrome.

The bill went down in July when Senate Republicans blocked consideration of a package of health care legislation in a party line vote.

Co-sponsored by Sens. Edward M. Kennedy (D-Mass.) and Sam Brownback (R-Kan.), the measure has been promoted by a coalition of advocacy organizations as a way of providing support for prospective parents who are increasingly undergoing prenatal screening and testing during their pregnancies. Kennedy and Brownback, from opposite sides of the abortion divide, have been trying to pass such a bill since March of 2005.

Trig Palin, the son of McCain running mate Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, has Down syndrome.

Earlier post here.

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