Abortion and Down syndrome prenatal testing
Two developments in the Spring of 2016 have focused on abortion and Down syndrome prenatal testing. 49% Reduction rate In a paper published in the journal Genetics in Medicine, Dr. Skotko, Frank...
View ArticleFor medical elites, prenatal testing for Down syndrome is to allow for abortion
The American College of Obstetricians & Gynecologists and the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine have issued new guidelines on the administration of prenatal screening and diagnostic testing. A...
View ArticleIndiana Federal Judge: Down syndrome selective abortions will increase &...
A federal judge has ruled that Indiana’s statutory ban on Down syndrome-selective abortions is likely unconstitutional and to not allow women to selectively terminate would amount to irreparable harm....
View ArticleAbortion: hard to talk about when no one will say the word
The American College of Medical Genetics & Genomics (ACMG) issued an updated statement on how cell free DNA screening should be done. It’s not clear, though, why cfDNA screening should be done....
View ArticleGONE: estimate reduced by 20% of people with Down syndrome in United States
In 2013, researchers estimated that the total number of people living in the United States was 40% less than the historically cited number. Three years later, that estimate has been revised down...
View ArticleIowa Supreme Court recognizes wrongful birth claim
On June 2, 2017, the Iowa Supreme Court recognized for the first time the claim of “wrongful birth”. The Court also recognized that the state legislature may enact legislation barring such claims....
View ArticlePersistent challenges: bigotry and ethical prenatal testing
A visit to National Park sites, a presentation to medical professionals in Kansas City, a violent protest in Charlottesville, and a news report out of Iceland all came together in less than a week as a...
View ArticleOhio’s Down Syndrome Abortion Bill: Avoiding the Issue
For the second time, an Ohio state representative has introduced a bill to ban abortion when the stated reason is a prenatal test result for Down syndrome. The debate about the bill, and the measure...
View ArticleDiscriminatory impact of Down syndrome selective abortion
Regularly there are positive news reports raising awareness about what a life with Down syndrome can be. Gerber baby food selected for the first time ever a baby with Down syndrome to be its “Gerber...
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