Saturday, April 3, 2010

Prenatal Diagnosis and Reproductive Justice

"We also know that children are aborted in droves upon the diagnosis of Down Syndrome, which is a disability, not a disease. In Ireland, up to 50% children diagnosed with Down Syndrome are aborted. That half of all children diagnosed with Down Syndrome are aborted is shocking, but it is a relatively low rate when compared to the neighboring United Kingdom where the number is around 90%. In the United States, the percentage of Down Syndrome babies carried to term is in the single digits."
http://blog.aul.org/2010/03/30/prenatal-diagnosis-and-reproductive-justice/

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