Mother Refused to Let Daughter Die After Birth Because She Had Down Syndrome

The mother of a model and actress with Down’s syndrome said that a nurse encouraged her to leave her newborn baby to die at the hospital.

Yvonne Goldstein, the mother of model and actress Ellie Goldstein, 24, explained that, after she was told that Ellie had Down’s syndrome, a nurse said “The last mother who had one of these left it here. Do you want to do that?’” Clearly shocked, Yvonne responded by saying “What are you talking about? [Of] course not”.

After hearing from the midwife that Ellie had Down’s syndrome...