This past weekend was the last before school began. So, we set out to Western Pennsylvania to check off a few more National Park Services sites in my kids’ passport books.
Continue reading... July 15, 2016
A new web app for Down syndrome prenatal resources
There is a new way to access in more ways than ever the most widely-recognized and acclaimed resource for parents receiving a prenatal test result for Down syndrome.
Continue reading... July 1, 2016
Indiana Federal Judge: Down syndrome selective abortions will increase & preventing them would be irreparable harm
A federal judge has ruled that Indiana’s statutory ban on Down syndrome-selective abortions is likely unconstitutional and to not allow women to selectively terminate would amount to irreparable harm.
Continue reading... June 16, 2016
Our Story: camping, hiking, & canoeing the Red River Gorge
This post will have many photographs of a camping trip my kids and I took. They are images that many parents can’t imagine when they’re told their child has Down syndrome.
Continue reading... June 6, 2016
Muhammad Ali and Predictions
On Friday, June 3, 2016, Muhammad Ali finished his last fight and left us. His life and how he lived it offered many lessons. Here’s one on making predictions about another’s life.
Continue reading... June 1, 2016
Our Story: An Open Thank You Note to My Daughter’s Elementary School
I’m of the generation whose mothers made them write thank you notes for gifts received. Consider this an open thank you note to the gift my daughter’s elementary school gave her and us.
Continue reading... May 12, 2016
Mary Harris’ Only Human on Down syndrome prenatal testing: corrections and appreciation
Mary Harris reported on a woman that launched the search for a prenatal test for Down syndrome. While some key corrections should be made for any future reports, overall, Harris’ is a piece of reporting to be appreciated.
Continue reading... May 5, 2016
For medical elites, prenatal testing for Down syndrome is to allow for abortion
The American College of Obstetricians & Gynecologists and the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine have issued new guidelines on the administration of prenatal screening and diagnostic testing. A critical reading of the guidelines makes clear that the justifications given for prenatal testing are limited in the case of Down syndrome to allowing for aborting the pregnancy […]
Continue reading... April 21, 2016
Abortion and Down syndrome prenatal testing
Two developments in the Spring of 2016 have focused on abortion and Down syndrome prenatal testing.
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