Mark Leach is an attorney with a Master's in Bioethics, focusing on health law and public contracts. His interest in bioethics concerns the issues surrounding prenatal testing and Down syndrome.

Do you have a relationship with someone with Down syndrome?

With October being National Down Syndrome Awareness Month, I wonder if you have a relationship with someone with Down syndrome?  Continue Reading

What do you call someone with Down syndrome?

October is National Down Syndrome Awareness Month. So, what do you call someone with Down syndrome?  Continue Reading

Doctors to provide Down syndrome resources under new law

So reads the headline in Medical News, which published my article on the Down Syndrome Information Act in its October issue--appropriate for National Down Syndrome Awareness Month. Here are the relevant links for the article. Continue Reading

What have we learned about the new Down syndrome prenatal test?

In 2011, a new prenatal test for Down syndrome entered the market offering earlier, safer, and more accurate results. What have we learned about this new technology since then? Continue Reading

To raise Down syndrome awareness, get the information

With October being National Down Syndrome Awareness Month, here are two great opportunities to get the information to raise that awareness. Continue Reading

Down syndrome & National Pregnancy and Infant Loss Month

October, it turns out, is a month devoted to raising awareness about many things. In addition to being Down syndrome awareness month, it is also National Pregnancy and Infant Loss Month. Here's where the two overlap. Continue Reading

Faces in the crowd & Down syndrome awareness

This past weekend, my wife and I enjoyed a trip to New York City. Here's what we saw, and what we didn't see.  Continue Reading

Your author profiled

Thank you to Maureen Wallace! She has posted a profile of me and my colleague at the National Center for Prenatal & Postnatal Down Syndrome Resources, Stephanie Meredith. Please go check it out at this link and visit her site regularly to see what is on Wallace's mind--worth reading. Continue Reading

The Golden Rule, as applied to Down syndrome treatments

I'm traveling today. Fortunately, Amy Julia Becker has graciously featured a revised post of mine at her site today. Becker is a fellow parent whose helpful book on prenatal testing I reviewed at this post. My piece today is part of a series Becker is featuring on the possible treatments for Down syndrome. Please comment on my post there (getting 13 comments would make it the most commented post in this series so far) and continue to check Becker's site regularly. Continue Reading