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Eugenics in Toronto – Hiding Ultra-sound results
The Toronto Star recently released an article on the fact that many GTA hospitals, “particularly those in ‘ethnic’ areas [...] won’t let their ultrasound staff tell pregnant wo… more →
What Sorts of People
NIPD: The next NHS prenatal screening programme?
wrote 1 month ago: Thousands of expectant mothers are faced with this decision every year: Amniocentesis or chorionic v … more →
Eugenics in Toronto - Hiding Ultra-sound results
wrote 1 month ago: The Toronto Star recently released an article on the fact that many GTA hospitals, “particular … more →
Genetic counseling for the politically committed
wrote 1 month ago: h/t Anne Pasek … more →
Rick Santorum and prenatal screening
wrote 2 months ago: For those that missed the controversy, towards the end of February Rick Santorum (current candidate … more →
Down Syndrome and Abortion
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wrote 2 months ago: by Elizabeth Tanguay The latest fad these days in obstetrics is the Integrated Prenatal Screening te … more →
The Prenatal Screening Debate
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wrote 3 months ago: I was outraged this week when I heard a news story about Republican Presidential candidate Rick Sant … more →
Why Down Syndrome Is on the Decline
wrote 3 months ago: A little over a year ago, Abbie and Rick Smith had a baby they named Noah. They are still smarting f … more →
Down Syndrome: With Breakthroughs in Testing, a Choice Becomes Tougher
wrote 6 months ago: Perhaps the most important thing you need to know about Melanie Perkins McLaughlin is that she … more →
Ethical Issues at the Beginning and End of Life
wrote 6 months ago: Advances in biomedical technology have led to new and troubling issues at the beginning and end of l … more →
Do All Women Need Genetic Testing Before Pregnancy?
wrote 7 months ago: For two years, a bunch of medical geneticists in Maryland and New Jersey sifted through 1,000 differ … more →
Pro-Life Month - Day Twenty-Seven
wrote 7 months ago: “…is it surprising that today we have become so morally blind (for wickedness blinds) th … more →
31 for 21: Human Endeavors and Dilemmas
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wrote 7 months ago: We live in an interesting, paradoxical time with regard to Down syndrome: on the one hand, new prena … more →
How Do You Parent When There's No Tomorrow?
wrote 7 months ago: From the moment a pregnancy test turns up positive, you start thinking about the future. There are b … more →
Experts Stress Prenatal Screening For Down Syndrome: ShanghaiDaily
wrote 8 months ago: NO more than half of Shanghai’s pregnant women receive screening for Down syndrome while the n … more →
Sliver of hope
wrote 9 months ago: I haven’t slept for six nights because of 0.4mm. That’s how much our baby’s NT me … more →
FIXED: a Kickstarter plea
wrote 10 months ago: Some of Aimee Mullins' legs Oakland-based filmmaker Regan Brashear is launching her film FIXED: … more →
Call for Submissions - The Collective Memory Project: Responses to Eugenics in Alberta
wrote 10 months ago: Pasted below is the text from this call for submissions for an art exhibit to be held in Edmonton an … more →
Week 12
wrote 11 months ago: Four days from now, we’ll be done with Week 12. It’s almost official. We are nearly out … more →
New Zealand on slippery slope to eugenics?
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wrote 11 months ago: In February this year, the New Zealand government instituted the Antenatal Screening for Down Syndro … more →
