Mark Leach is an attorney with a Master's in Bioethics, focusing on health law and public contracts. His interest in bioethics concerns the issues surrounding prenatal testing and Down syndrome.

10 #GivingTuesday reasons for Down Syndrome Prenatal Testing

Following Black Friday and Cyber-Monday, today is #GivingTuesday, where people can focus today on giving to a cause of their choice. I hope today you will choose to support the work of this blog. Continue Reading

Our story: these hands

The hands of people can tell you many things. The hands of those with Down syndrome are no different. Continue Reading

Don’t abort based on MaterniT21

Or based on Harmony, verifi, Panorama, or any of the new prenatal blood-based tests for Down syndrome.  Continue Reading

That transforming 21st chromosome

At this week's AUCD conference, I got to see how the 21st chromosome has transformed since 1970. Continue Reading

UCEDD What?

This week, I attended the Association of University Centers on Disabilities (AUCD) annual conference where a surprising moment happened.  Continue Reading

NIPT: finger licking good

Illumina has decided to "franchise" its verifi non-invasive prenatal screening test. Will the franchised tests be just as good? Continue Reading

Election day: Down syndrome & politics

This week Americans will go to the polls to vote in the mid-term elections. But, on one policy measure concerning Down syndrome, political party is irrelevant. Continue Reading

The “tender languor” of Down syndrome

What if one of the ways you could diagnose a person's genetic condition was based on how their body feels? Continue Reading

small talk (about BIG things)

I'm having the pleasure of reading Amy Julia Becker's newest book, small talk. I expect you will enjoy it as well. Continue Reading