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.

What was Martin Luther King, Jr.’s first name?

The question seems to answer itself: "What was Martin Luther King, Jr.'s first name?" But it's not what it seems. Continue Reading

Bad ethics = bad business

There's an aspect of Iviomics introducing its brand of non-invasive prenatal screening into India that has gone completely unreported. Separate from the ethical concerns, it's just bad business. Continue Reading

Pop quiz: how accurate is Iviomics’ prenatal testing pamphlet?

Iviomics has introduced its version of noninvasive prenatal screening to India. So, today we'll have a pop quiz about Iviomics's patient pamphlet. Continue Reading

#Toast4Ethan

Today would have been Robert Ethan Saylor's 27th birthday. His mom has asked everyone to think of Ethan today and what his legacy will be. Here are my hopes for what his legacy will be. Continue Reading

Times of India Down syndrome prenatal testing report: almost every single sentence wrong

The Times of India has run a report about non-invasive prenatal screening being introduced in India. Almost every single sentence is wrong. Continue Reading

What to expect for Down syndrome prenatal testing for 2014

This week's posts so far have shared the top 5 blog posts from the past and the top developments in Down syndrome prenatal testing in 2013. With the new year just beginning, we now look ahead to what can be expected for Down syndrome prenatal testing in 2014. Continue Reading

Top developments in Down syndrome prenatal testing for 2013

Finishing the year-in-review posts, here are what I believe are the developments in Down syndrome prenatal testing that had and will have the greatest impact from 2013: Continue Reading

Top blog posts of 2013

Continuing the year in review, this second installment will cover the most read blog posts of 2013: Continue Reading

2013: The year in pictures

Well, more accurately, 2013: The Year in Blog Graphics. Continue Reading