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Richard Dawkins’ tweet on it being immoral not to abort a pregnancy positive for Down syndrome generated many responses. A point of consensus emerged: a life with Down syndrome does not increase suffering. If anything, it increases happiness.
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More women than ever are aborting pregnancies positive for Down syndrome. And, at the same time, more women than ever are choosing to continue a pregnancy positive for Down syndrome.
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A recent study calculated how many women in the United States have prenatal screening for Down syndrome. It’s a growing number.
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Richard Dawkins, in his words, “let slip the dogs of Twitterwar” yesterday with a tweet about Down syndrome, abortion, and morality. That tweet and his response since, demonstrates he is profoundly ignorant about Down syndrome. So, Prof. Dawkins, you’re invited to meet someone with Down syndrome to cure that ignorance.
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David A. Savitz, in an editorial commenting on the study showing Down syndrome is disappearing in Victoria, Australia, says prenatal testing should be used to eradicate Down syndrome due to widespread acceptance of selective abortion. He’s not quite right.
Continue reading...Based on their study of Down syndrome births and terminations in Victoria, Australia over a 19 year period, the study authors’ asked whether Down syndrome is disappearing. The answer is “no … not yet.”
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American researchers identify “urgent global opportunities to prevent birth defects.” Guess what is included in the list of birth defects to be prevented (and how)?
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A Scottish doctor considers Down syndrome prenatal screening bad medicine and a survey of British hospital ethics committees finds it unethical.
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Monday, Matthew Hennessy wrote about my posts covering the reasons a pamphlet was created when the identified resource had already been established. But his critique is off target.
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