Happy Mother’s Day! Thank you to all the moms for believing in their children.
Continue reading... May 8, 2015
Happy Mother’s Day: Thank you for believing
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 15, 2015
Our story: the innocence of acceptance
Last week on Spring Break, James taught me a lesson on acceptance of others, without even meaning to.
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... March 30, 2015
Photo tour of ACMG 2015
Last week, I attended and presented at the American College of Medical Genetics & Genomics annual meeting in Salt Lake City, Utah. Here is a photo tour from the conference.
Continue reading... March 25, 2015
Published! & Presenting at #ACMGMtg
The current edition of the American Journal of Bioethics Empirical Bioethics is devoted to non-invasive prenatal screening. I was fortunate to have an article published in the issue and will present part of that research at this week’s American College of Medical Genetics & Genomics Annual Meeting.
Continue reading... March 21, 2015
WDSD: a better tomorrow for people with Down syndrome
Today, my local newspaper, the Louisville Courier-Journal, carried an op-ed of mine in honor of World Down Syndrome Day. Here are links to the many organizations, programs, and individuals I mentioned that are making a better tomorrow for people with Down syndrome.
Continue reading... March 20, 2015
Support Accurate Information for World Down Syndrome Day
World Down Syndrome Day is March 21 every year. Here are two ways to help provide accurate information about Down syndrome to expectant moms.
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