Mary Butler TD, Waterford, speaks on the term fatal abnormality

Mary Butler TD for Waterford said she wanted to ask “what determines a fatal foetal abnormality” and explained that her 15-year old cousin had CDLS Syndrome.
“She has never spoken, she has never walked, but she is a joy to behold. She’s tube fed every day and she has the love of her mother, her father and her brother and her extended family, and why should she be denied the right to live? That’s why I feel very, very strongly about this.”
Interestingly, the presenter then acknowledged that the correct term was 'life-limiting condition'. #EveryLifeCounts #CompatibleWithLove #FactsNotFear

[@anthonyneville8302]

Very simple, CDLS Syndrome is not fatal, abnormalities like Anencephaly and Edwards Syndrome (also known as Trisomy 18 (T18) or Trisomy E) are fatal, they are under the umbrella term of fatal abnormalities. Does that explain it for you Mary?

[@JaimeMesChiens]

CDLS certainly causes problems and challenges, but it’s nothing at all close to the devastating consequence of an anencephalic or T18/ Edwards Syndrome.
www.chop.edu/conditions-diseases/cornelia-de-lange-syndrome