NIPT Archives - Don't Screen Us Out

23 Aug PRESS RELEASE: Down’s syndrome advocacy group fear introduction of abortion up to birth for disabilities on Isle of Man could lead to more children with Down’s syndrome being screened out by termination

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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...

30 Oct Doctors’ anger over medical body’s call to ‘abort Down’s babies’ because it costs too much to care for them

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More than 100 doctors, nurses and other medics have signed letter It attacks the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists Bridget Jones actress Sally Phillips also branded suggestion as ‘dark’ Doctors have accused a medical body of suggesting that unborn babies with Down’s syndrome should...

13 Sep Is Professor Basky Thilaganathan deliberately misleading parliament over the results of NIPT for Down’s syndrome?

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Here's a new story involving disabled people, taxpayers' money, apparent scientific deception, a biotechnology company looking for profits, and the NHS. The NHS is close to introducing a new test for pregnant women that will make it much easier to detect and search out any babies...

12 Aug The Sun: Families tell of fears new Down’s syndrome test could lead to rise in abortions for Down’s syndrome

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Dozens of families who have children with Down’s syndrome have protested against the test, the Daily Mail has reported. Branding the test a form of eugenics, they said Down’s syndrome was not a disease that needed to be eradicated. Click here to read the full article....

05 May Campaigners applaud Cameron’s caution on screening for Down’s syndrome

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The prime minister said 'ethical issues' must be taken into account Campaigners have applauded David Cameron’s statement that new screening techniques must be introduced in “the right way” to confront the “ethical issues” around testing the unborn for Down’s syndrome. A new screening technique has been proposed which...

04 May UK Prime Minister, David Cameron, Questioned on Screening Out People with Down’s Syndrome

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Today UK Prime Minister, David Cameron, was questioned during Prime Minister's Questions on the screening out of people with Down's syndrome. Nigel Evans, the MP for Ribble Valley, asked a question about the proposed implementation cf DNA pre-natal testing into the current Fetal Anomaly Screening Programme....

28 Jan The Market For DNA-Sequencing-Based Down Syndrome Tests Could Exceed $6 Billion

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On Wednesday night the New England Journal of Medicine published a study showing that a new, DNA-sequencing based blood test provides a dramatic improvement in accuracy at screening for Down syndrome and a second, deadly disorder. That could open up a $6 billion market to...

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23 Aug PRESS RELEASE: Down’s syndrome advocacy group fear introduction of abortion up to birth for disabilities on Isle of Man could lead to more children with Down’s syndrome being screened out by termination

30 Oct Doctors’ anger over medical body’s call to ‘abort Down’s babies’ because it costs too much to care for them

13 Sep Is Professor Basky Thilaganathan deliberately misleading parliament over the results of NIPT for Down’s syndrome?

12 Aug The Sun: Families tell of fears new Down’s syndrome test could lead to rise in abortions for Down’s syndrome

05 May Campaigners applaud Cameron’s caution on screening for Down’s syndrome

04 May UK Prime Minister, David Cameron, Questioned on Screening Out People with Down’s Syndrome

28 Jan The Market For DNA-Sequencing-Based Down Syndrome Tests Could Exceed $6 Billion