From the News page, here's a collection of tweets of mine on news reported this week: Continue Reading
June 17, 2015
What exactly is MaterniT21, Harmony, verifi, & Panorama testing?
If more women were accurately counseled about what exactly cell free DNA is testing, they would immediately understand that their test results are never diagnostic. Continue Reading
April 28, 2015
NIPS: 3 babies with Down syndrome born & 2,432 more selective abortions
A study of noninvasive prenatal screening's (NIPS) impact on clinical practice has found it may increase misdiagnoses and risk of miscarriage. And that's not all. Continue Reading
April 24, 2015
Killing costly babies is “reasonable” says noted bioethicist
In the same week that thirty years ago a doctor advised the parents of Baby Doe to let him die because he had Down syndrome, a noted bioethicist said that some babies should instead be actively killed to save the rest of us money. Continue Reading
April 3, 2015
A sick, unethical cycle: prenatal testing for Down syndrome
So many items have cropped up in the past two weeks that here is a listing of all this news about Down syndrome prenatal testing. They lead to a sad conclusion. Continue Reading
February 24, 2015
Down syndrome: dad keeps son, a mom terminates, and a state tries to ban selective abortions
Three stories that kicked off 2015 involving Down syndrome have drawn commentary from fellow parent/bloggers worth considering: Continue Reading
February 20, 2015
What’s wrong with the Yahoo! story of why a mom terminated her pregnancy for Down syndrome
What's wrong is that the decision was made after receiving false information, not all the information, and without seeking more information. And, what's more, this is happening so often as to be the norm of how prenatal testing is administered. Continue Reading
January 27, 2015
International Holocaust Remembrance Day: finally a memorial for the disabled
In 2014, a memorial was finally erected for those first victims of the Nazi euthanasia program: the disabled. Continue Reading
January 21, 2015
Pro-life should not hijack pro-information
By hijacking a law that has bipartisan support for their own agenda, pro-life efforts may actually lead to more abortions of babies with Down syndrome. Continue Reading
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