PARENTS held a rally to raise awareness of the “ignorance” surrounding children with Down Syndrome.
About 15 families gathered in Centenary Square, Bradford, where they held a banner saying “We all belong, please don’t screen us out.”
The rally was to highlight non-invasive prenatal testing (NIPT), a simple and accurate screening method to detect Down Syndrome in a developing foetus.
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