Graph from de Graaf, et al. Estimation of the number of people with Down syndrome in Australia & New Zealand, Genet Med 2022 Dec; 24(112):2568-2577. Dr. Skotko and his team of researchers are out with updated estimates of the impact of prenatal testing and selective termination on births of babies with Down syndrome, this time for Australia and New Zealand. Continue Reading
January 12, 2023
Prenatal Genetic Testing in a Post-Roe World
A recent publication by my colleagues and me address the various implications of Roe v. Wade being overturned for the administration of prenatal genetic testing. Continue Reading
January 3, 2023
Recommendations for Improving How Prenatal Genetic Testing is Done
From a historic summit of stakeholders come 20 recommendations for improving prenatal genetic testing to avoid bias against those with disabilities. Continue Reading
December 8, 2022
Eugenics: the past, present, & future
A webinar is now available online that covers the history of eugenics, it's present application, and what the future holds. Continue Reading
October 24, 2022
Webinar on Eugenics & Prenatal Testing: Thursday, October 27, 2022
ANNOUNCEMENT: Continue Reading
September 7, 2022
Europe: putting the “EU” into Eugenics
Researchers Dr. Brian Skotko, Frank Buckley, and Gert de Graaf, have updated their population estimates for lives with Down syndrome in Europe. They show that Europe is putting the "eu" into eugenics. Continue Reading
August 29, 2022
life can be full of compassion and love
To our readers who are parents, what are the most important lessons you learned between your first child being born and his or her first birthday? Continue Reading
August 2, 2022
These States Should Ban Wrongful Birth Lawsuits
New York Times' Maps of State Abortion Bans Since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in the Dobbs decision, twenty states have enacted or implemented bans on abortion. To be consistent with their policy making, almost half of them now need to ban wrongful birth lawsuits. Continue Reading
July 27, 2022
Largest Reduction of Births with Down syndrome following introduction of MaterniT21, Harmony, & other cfDNA screens
Graph from de Graaf, Buckley, and Skotko 2022 Researchers have updated their analysis of publicly reported data on the number of births and lives with Down syndrome in the United States. Though not entirely terrible, that orange bar in the graph above is ominous for future updates. Continue Reading
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