PRESS RELEASE 1 OCTOBER 2015 – For immediate release New UK Downs test should be deferred due to ethical concerns An international social justice advocacy for people with Down syndrome is calling on the NHS to defer any decisions on the proposal to introduce a new pregnancy test for the condition until a full ethical review is carried out in accordance with international disability rights ob
We have to tell you something bad. About what the doctor said. You are not getting a brother or a sister. It makes us sad. This is the start of a children’s book. It is not just any children’s book but it was written by a mother looking for a way to explain to her young son why he didn’t get a sibling after all. The writer aborted her unborn son after he was diagnosed with Down syndrome. This was
Saving Down syndrome is proud to bring you a series of articles debunking the 4 most common myths surrounding Down syndrome, prenatal screening and selection, so you will never be lost for words again. By Renate Lindeman The science behind prenatal genetic selection fails to recognize that cutting off a portion of our human species that we consider ‘less worthy’ will alter the humanity of the spec