Support group president says screening could be a mistake

From the Halifax (Nova Scotia) Chronicle Herald:

Screening pregnant women for Down syndrome could be a mistake, says a Canadian advocate, because prospective parents are frequently receiving inadequate and biased information.

In an interview, Renata Lindeman of the Nova Scotia Down Syndrome Society said society should look for ways to support people with genetic differences. She raised concerns that screening techniques could expand to include other conditions, predicting that the situation would get “worse and worse.”

“Is this really the way we want to go, to eliminate all people with genetic differences?” Ms. Lindeman asked. “Where are we going to stop? The possibilities are huge.”

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