A featured letter to the editor posed a question that offers a different perspective on a prenatal test result for Down syndrome. Continue Reading
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April 23, 2020
Coronavirus lockdown protester: a candid hypocrite
A sign held by a female protester in Tennessee demanding the state reopen for business went viral during the coronavirus pandemic. Most reacted with outrage or disbelief. But her candor should be recognized, and also her hypocrisy. Continue Reading
March 21, 2019
World Down Syndrome Day: Preserving a Positive in this World
Today, March 21st, is World Down Syndrome Day. A day chosen for its numeric representation of the cause for Down syndrome: 3/21 representing the triplicate of the 21st Chromosome. It is a day to raise awareness about those living with the condition. More should be aware of the positive force that those with Down syndrome are in this world. Continue Reading
December 28, 2016
Down syndrome: not a costly burden to be prevented
Research now shows that a child with Down syndrome costs less than $3 a day more in health expenses than a child without Down syndrome. This research should cause obstetricians, genetic counselors, expectant parents, and policymakers to revise their view of how costly a life with Down syndrome really is (or isn't). Continue Reading
February 26, 2015
Some prenatal information–just to know–is unacceptable
So says Zuzana Deans, Angus Clarke & Ainsley Newson in their article in the issue of Bioethics devoted to whether a new bioethics is needed for non-invasive prenatal screening. Continue Reading
December 14, 2014
One-half of the problem with the new prenatal tests for Down syndrome
An investigative report calls attention to one-half of the problem with the new non-invasive prenatal screening tests for Down syndrome and other conditions. Continue Reading
March 12, 2014
Open letter to Georgia Judicial Qualifications Commission: Are women with Down syndrome safe in Georgia?
Judge Christopher McFadden issued an order overturning a jury verdict finding a man guilty of raping and sodomizing a 24-year old woman with Down syndrome, citing as one of his reasons that she had not acted "like a victim." Beyond his apparent judicial incompetence, this ignorant reasoning deserves discipline to restore trust in the Georgia judicial system. Continue Reading
October 28, 2013
Bound by love
October is National Down Syndrome Awareness Month. Here's something new parents likely can't be aware of when they first get the diagnosis that their child has Down syndrome. Continue Reading
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