Category Archives: Genetic Testing
The Joy of Parenting Children with Down Syndrome
By Wesley J. Smith Pre natal genetic testing has turned into a search and destroy eugenic abortion mission that targets fetuses with Down syndrome, dwarfism, and other genetic conditions. Indeed, we know that about 90% of such nascent humans become
“Family members have spoken and have said life is positive with Down syndrome”
By Dave Andrusko A series of three surveys conducted by doctors at Children’s Hospital in Boston paints a very positive picture of the reality of Down syndrome that is overwhelmingly at odds with the negative picture painted for parents when
Infant Genetic Screening Financial and “Quality of Life Ethic” Worries
By Wesley J. Smith Editor’s note. This appears at Wesley’s terrific blog. As we have discussed here before, preventive screening has, in some cases, become controversial. Example: PSA blood tests for signs of prostate cancer. Some believe that false positives
Pre-implantation genetic diagnosis is too high a price for a perfect baby
Editor’s note. This appeared earlier this week on the blog of the Christian Medical Fellowship, a UK-based organization. Last week the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology (ESHRE) held its annual meeting in Stockholm, Sweden on 3-6 July. Not