People with Down’s syndrome, their families and advocacy groups are concerned that the revised abortion statistics released by the Department of Health this week show a higher number of abortions for Down’s syndrome occurred in 2017 than was originally reported. The revised statistics show that there...
The BMA has the backing of doctors to lobby the government to undertake a consultation on the views of the public and medical profession on new non-invasive prenatal testing (NIPT) and whether limits should be set on its use. Disability advocacy groups welcomed the passing of...
People with Down’s syndrome and their families have welcomed the passing of a motion at the BMA Annual Representative (ARM) meeting which commits the BMA to actively lobby the government to undertake a consultation on the views of the public and medical profession on new...
Pregnant individuals in Wales who participate in antenatal screening are offered a triple test. Since 30th April 2018, if those test results indicate a higher chance that their baby has a genetic condition, including Down’s syndrome, they will be offered an optional second screening Non-Invasive...
The Welsh Government has announced that they are rolling out a new Non-Invasive Prenatal Test (NIPT), a screening test for Down's syndrome, from May 2018. Unfortunately, the Government is going ahead with the roll-out without much of the due diligence that that should be attended...
Down’s syndrome advocacy group Don’t Screen Us Out have given a mixed review of the latest draft of an abortion Bill on the Isle of Man, praising its latest inclusion of information for parents who receive a pregnancy diagnosis of foetal impairment, but equally expressing...
Down’s syndrome advocacy group Don’t Screen Us Out are concerned that a proposed abortion Bill on the Isle of Man would worsen eugenic screening against children with Down’s syndrome and other foetal impairments. Whilst the current IoM abortion law already allows for abortion up to 24 weeks...
People with Down’s syndrome, their families and advocacy groups are concerned that the 2016 abortion statistics released today show an increase in the number of abortions for Down’s syndrome. The statistics show an increase from 689 abortions for Down’s Syndrome in 2015 to 706 in 2016....
Tuesday 21 March 2017 marks the 12th anniversary of World Down Syndrome Day (WDSD), a global awareness day which has been officially observed by the United Nations since 2012. On this day events take place around the world to celebrate individuals with Down Syndrome (DS). To commemorate...
A Down's syndrome advocacy group is urging the Manx Government to overturn a decision to introduce a new pre-natal test to screen for the condition. Don't Screen Us Out is concerned that a non-invasive method for testing for Down's syndrome could lead to more abortions. Click here...