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
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
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
July 7, 2022
Down Syndrome Abortion Ban Laws to be Upheld as Constitutional
8th Circuit Court of Appeals Courthouse (pyramid-topped building) Without a doubt, in the post-Roe world, Down syndrome abortion ban laws will be upheld. Continue Reading
June 29, 2022
National Down Syndrome Organizations Respond to Overturning of Roe v. Wade
The Supreme Court of the United States Well, actually, at the time of this writing, neither national Down syndrome advocacy organization has issued a statement concerning the Supreme Court's overturning of Roe v. Wade in the Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization decision, issued Friday, June 24, 2022. Here's what they should say: Continue Reading
September 2, 2021
Supreme Court Allowing Texas Abortion Law: Further Evidence Prenatal Testing is about Abortion
J&J circa 2008 The above photo was shared by my kids' maternal grandmother today, and it made me very happy and winsome for a time of such innocence. Elsewhere, someone wrote something stupid and bigoted on Twitter that made me sad and infuriated. But, unfortunately, it was further evidence that, in the end, prenatal genetic testing's administration is to allow for eugenic abortions. Continue Reading
May 18, 2021
The Sixth Circuit Dissents: If You Call Something an Abortion Ban, It’s Not Constitutional
The Sixth Circuit en banc decision upholding the constitutionality of Ohio's law on Down syndrome abortions is 111 pages long--57 of which are the dissenting opinions. As with the majority and concurring opinions, I'll do my best to summarize them. Continue Reading
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