Yesterday, I attended a three-hour IEP meeting for my daughter. It demonstrated the systematic injustice that disables those it labels disabled. Continue Reading
October 19, 2015
Rewriting the story of Down syndrome
For many, thanks to deinstitutionalization, education inclusion, and medical treatments, they know a different Down syndrome than others. This new knowledge is rewriting the story of Down syndrome. Continue Reading
June 19, 2015
News: prenatal testing, rising number of abortions, and cancer
From the News page, here's a collection of tweets of mine on news reported this week: Continue Reading
June 9, 2015
Noninvasive Prenatal Testing for Down syndrome: 99% malpractice
If you've been told you have a 99% chance of having a child with Down syndrome based on a prenatal blood test, your practitioner likely has committed malpractice. Continue Reading
May 20, 2015
News: The corporate arms race for a better Down syndrome prenatal test
Over at the News page, there is an epic take down of efforts to develop a Down syndrome prenatal test based on a urine sample. Continue Reading
May 8, 2015
Happy Mother’s Day: Thank you for believing
Happy Mother's Day! Thank you to all the moms for believing in their children. Continue Reading
March 2, 2015
Florida passes the Down Syndrome Information Act
Joining the growing list of states that have passed the Down Syndrome Information Act, Florida did so before every other state but Massachusetts. Continue Reading
February 6, 2015
A new bioethics needed for prenatal testing
So argues the lead editorial of the January edition of the scholarly journal Bioethics. I think the authors are right. Continue Reading
January 21, 2015
Pro-life should not hijack pro-information
By hijacking a law that has bipartisan support for their own agenda, pro-life efforts may actually lead to more abortions of babies with Down syndrome. Continue Reading
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