Submitted on Thursday 19th November 2020
Rejected on Thursday 26th November 2020
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: irrelevant (see below for details)
Change the way in which tv soaps portray life with Down syndrome.
Myself along with many other siblings older and younger are completely and utterly ashamed, embarrassed and angry at the current emmerdale story line, in which Laurel and Jai choose to terminate the pregnancy of a baby with a prognosis of Down syndrome.
In a recent survey done on siblings, who were asked how they felt about their sibling with Down syndrome. 96% of siblings said they felt affection towards their sibling with ds, more importantly 94% were older siblings who expressed they had overwhelming feelings of pride. We want change. Positive change. we want Emmerdale to work with families, who know what it’s like. This is our reality. We want positive outcomes. We want good in the world, and we want to be heard.
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The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:
The way television programmes handle particular storylines is a matter for the producers, not the Government or House of Commons.
If you are unhappy with this storyline you could complain about it to Ofcom: www.ofcom.org.uk/complaints/complain-about-tv-radio-a-website
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