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“Down syndrome has to disappear from society”, according to Hans Galjaard

By Renate Lindeman “Down syndrome has to disappear from society,” according to Hans Galjaard, in a recent interview about the new genetic blood-screen NIPT. In his “opinion” he does not take into account the fact that people with Down syndrome judge life better than you and I. Now, th
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Welcome to Holland

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 did
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Myth 4:. Health, development and happiness are set in stone in our genes. See the bigger picture Mr. Darwin.

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
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Ohio bill advances Down syndrome rights

The prenatal testing landscape has changed profoundly since Roe vs Wade, it is time the law is changed too. It’s time to advance the rights of those with Down syndrome, to advocate for them, and to hear their voice about their freedom. Saving Down syndrome welcomes and supports
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Myth 3. Genetic screening is not about money, but our well-being.

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 Fact: Screening negatively affects the lives of people currently
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Myth 2: Screening and selection for Down syndrome is a woman’s right and a free choice

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 Lakshmi may look young but when she speaks it is with a lot of e
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Myth 1. Down syndrome is a serious condition that causes suffering

      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 An inconvenient truth: people with Down syn
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Prenatal selection hurts too

  By Renate Lindeman, the spokesperson for Dutch parent group Downpride’ Yesterday, the picture of a young boy with Down syndrome, tethered to his bed, went viral on the internet. The picture above was taken in 2006 during MDRI’s investigation of Serbian institutions. In 20
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I am a woman and a mother, not an incubator of societal preferred descendants

By Renate Lindeman, the spokesperson for Dutch parent group Downpride‘ Academics call for non-invasive prenatal test (NIPT) carried out at about 10 weeks to be made more widely available’, the Sydney Morning Herald reports. This test can, with reasonable accuracy, detect D
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Press Release: Human Rights Commission to prioritise Down syndrome discrimination

  In light of the huge international interest around the surrogacy case involving baby Gammy and the father’s admission that he would have asked the surrogate mother to terminate her pregnancy if he’d known their son had Down syndrome, it is a significant development that in a wo
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