Down Syndrome Prenatal Testing

Mark Leach October 25, 2013

Should we conserve disability?

Today, I am on the road to New Orleans for a wedding this weekend. But on the flight back from the ASHG conference in Boston, I read an article that made me think differently about disability. It made “The Case for Conserving Disability.”

Filed Under: Informed Decision Making Tagged With: informed decision making, Understanding, Unexpected

Mark Leach October 24, 2013

Who raises Down syndrome awareness at medical conferences?

October is National Down Syndrome Awareness Month. Today, I head home from the largest annual convention for genetics. Who is raising Down syndrome awareness at these conferences?

Filed Under: Informed Decision Making Tagged With: Down syndrome resources, informed decision making, National Down Syndrome Awareness Month, NIPS, Research, Sequenom

Mark Leach October 23, 2013

What questions do you have for prenatal testing companies?

Today, I present at the American Society for Human Genetics (ASHG) conference. I will be meeting with representatives of prenatal testing companies and visiting their exhibit booths. Calling on the wisdom of crowds, leave a comment on what questions you would ask. (The conference is in Boston and Game 1 of the World Series is […]

Filed Under: NIPT Tagged With: ASHG, NIPS

Mark Leach October 22, 2013

Do you have a relationship with someone with Down syndrome?

With October being National Down Syndrome Awareness Month, I wonder if you have a relationship with someone with Down syndrome?

Filed Under: A Life with Down syndrome Tagged With: Down syndrome, informed decision making, Living a life with Down syndrome, National Down Syndrome Awareness Month, Stigmatization, world traveling

Mark Leach October 21, 2013

What do you call someone with Down syndrome?

October is National Down Syndrome Awareness Month. So, what do you call someone with Down syndrome?

Filed Under: A Life with Down syndrome Tagged With: Down syndrome, National Down Syndrome Awareness Month, Understanding, world traveling

Mark Leach October 18, 2013

Doctors to provide Down syndrome resources under new law

So reads the headline in Medical News, which published my article on the Down Syndrome Information Act in its October issue–appropriate for National Down Syndrome Awareness Month. Here are the relevant links for the article.

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Down syndrome resources, Media, National Down Syndrome Awareness Month, Regulations

Mark Leach October 17, 2013

What have we learned about the new Down syndrome prenatal test?

In 2011, a new prenatal test for Down syndrome entered the market offering earlier, safer, and more accurate results. What have we learned about this new technology since then?

Filed Under: Informed Decision Making, NIPT Tagged With: Down syndrome resources, ethics, informed decision making, Justice, NIPS, Sequenom

Mark Leach October 16, 2013

To raise Down syndrome awareness, get the information

With October being National Down Syndrome Awareness Month, here are two great opportunities to get the information to raise that awareness.

Filed Under: Informed Decision Making Tagged With: Down syndrome resources, informed decision making, National Down Syndrome Awareness Month, NIPS

Mark Leach October 15, 2013

Down syndrome & National Pregnancy and Infant Loss Month

October, it turns out, is a month devoted to raising awareness about many things. In addition to being Down syndrome awareness month, it is also National Pregnancy and Infant Loss Month. Here’s where the two overlap.

Filed Under: A Life with Down syndrome, Informed Decision Making Tagged With: compassion, Down syndrome, informed decision making, National Down Syndrome Awareness Month, prenatal testing

Down Syndrome Prenatal Testing

Should we conserve disability?

Who raises Down syndrome awareness at medical conferences?

What questions do you have for prenatal testing companies?

Do you have a relationship with someone with Down syndrome?

What do you call someone with Down syndrome?

Doctors to provide Down syndrome resources under new law

What have we learned about the new Down syndrome prenatal test?

To raise Down syndrome awareness, get the information

Down syndrome & National Pregnancy and Infant Loss Month

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