By SPUC—the Society for the Protection of Unborn Children In news that will add to the growing concern about the Government's roll-out of non-invasive prenatal testing (NIPT), an investigation by the Victoria Derbyshire show has found thousands of British women...
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Wales approves genetic screening for babies with Down’s syndrome
By Society for the Protection of Unborn Children--SPUC The Welsh Government has confirmed that non-invasive prenatal testing (NIPT) will be introduced within the antenatal screening programme in Wales. The announcement by Public Health Minister, Rebecca Evans confirms...
Powerful commercial interests are backing prenatal genetic screening
How much will parents pay for the perfect baby or a baby of the right sex? By Philippa Taylor, Head of Public Policy, Christian Medical Fellowship The UK's Nuffield Council on Bioethics is warning that a new screening test for pregnant women, Non-Invasive Prenatal...
UK report on prenatal testing calls for ban on sex disclosure
By Michael Cook A new report by the UK's Nuffield Council on Bioethics, “Non-invasive prenatal testing: ethical issues,” has probably pleased no one by trying to steer a course between banning abortions for sex-selection and allowing abortions for the most common kind...
Dutch Health Minister: “If freedom of choice results in a situation that nearly no children with Down syndrome are being born, society should accept that”
Editor’s note. This comes from our friends at SPUC--the Society for the Protection of Unborn Children. Last week, members of the Dutch opposition party asked Minister of Health Edith Schippers, if she planned to take any measures to prevent the near elimination of...
“Don’t Screen Us Out” demands to be heard before British government rolls out new prenatal testing technique
By Dave Andrusko We’ve closely followed the “Don’t Screen Us Out” movement in Great Britain. Campaigners are working to raise awareness that Down syndrome is not a “disease” to be eradicated and to explain that a new Non-Invasive Prenatal Test [NIPT] purported to be...