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Daily Mail: ‘No test can tell you just how much joy your child will give’: Families tell of fears more accurate Down’s test could spark rise in abortions for Down’s syndrome

Daily Mail: ‘No test can tell you just how much joy your child will give’: Families tell of fears more accurate Down’s test could spark rise in abortions for Down’s syndrome

by Lynn Murray | Aug 11, 2016 | Uncategorized

Scores of parents of Down’s children have demanded halt to programme They argued Down’s was not a disease that needed to be eradicated Supporters of test say it will give women choice and avoid miscarriages Families fear a new test for Down’s syndrome will...
How to make a submission to the Nuffield Council on Bioethics working group on NIPT

How to make a submission to the Nuffield Council on Bioethics working group on NIPT

by Lynn Murray | Jul 22, 2016 | Uncategorized

The Nuffield Council on Bioethics have set-up a working group to explore the ethical, legal and regulatory implications of recent and potential future scientific developments in non-invasive prenatal testing, including its use in both NHS and commercial services. They...
Don’t Screen Us Out launch open letter to Jeremy Hunt

Don’t Screen Us Out launch open letter to Jeremy Hunt

by Lynn Murray | Jul 14, 2016 | Uncategorized

We have just received the surprising news, to mixed reception, that Jeremy Hunt has been spared his job and will remain Secretary of State for Health. In response, this afternoon, we have launched an open letter to Jeremy Hunt demanding that his department stop...
Mail on Sunday: ‘The child with Down’s is as much of a child as any other.’ Henny Beaumont talks about her teenage daughter Beth

Mail on Sunday: ‘The child with Down’s is as much of a child as any other.’ Henny Beaumont talks about her teenage daughter Beth

by Lynn Murray | Jun 13, 2016 | Uncategorized

When BETH BEAUMONT EPSTEIN was born her parents were told she would never learn to read. Now, at 15, she has aspirations to go to university.  Her mother HENNY explains the need for less negativity towards Down’s Syndrome It’s 4pm on a weekday afternoon, and Beth...
Parliament Early Day Motion on new screening for Down’s syndrome launched

Parliament Early Day Motion on new screening for Down’s syndrome launched

by Lynn Murray | May 23, 2016 | Uncategorized

Nigel Evans MP has launched an Early Day Motion which calls on the Government to delay implementation of cfDNA screening until reforms are introduced that adequately deliver early and comprehensive support for children with Down’s and their families; and urges that a...
Abortions for Down’s syndrome up – set to get worse if Government screening proposals go ahead

Abortions for Down’s syndrome up – set to get worse if Government screening proposals go ahead

by Lynn Murray | May 18, 2016 | Uncategorized

People with Down’s syndrome, their families and advocacy groups are concerned that the 2015 abortion statistics released today show an increase in the number of abortions for Down’s syndrome. The statistics show an increase from 662 abortion for Down’s Syndrome in...
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