Are Pro-Lifers Hypocrites When it Comes to Down Syndrome?

May 6, 2013 By 17 Comments

Are pro-lifers hypocrites when it comes to babies with Down syndrome? The Atlantic implies that they are, but I’m not convinced…

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Legislation or Education? The Politics of Abortion and Prenatal Testing (and my interview with Time.com)

March 26, 2013 By 3 Comments

In an interview with Bonnie Rochman of TIME, I discuss the problems with outlawing selective abortion and the possibilities for educating doctors, women, and families about prenatal testing and disability.

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Asking the Wrong Questions About Down Syndrome?

February 21, 2013 By 6 Comments

I wrote an article for the Atlantic about the history of prenatal testing and abortion and what that history means for us today.

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How Prenatal Testing Helped my Family by Mona Patel

February 19, 2013 By 1 Comment
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Mona Patel writes about how a prenatal diagnosis helped her diverse family (she is from India, her husband from the United States) prepare to welcome their youngest son, who has Down syndrome.

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What We Think Today: Down Syndrome, Prenatal Testing, and the Questions We Face by George Estreich

February 15, 2013 By 6 Comments

George Estreich reflects upon two different Today Show stories: “In one, we’re supposed to feel good about the presence of Down syndrome; in another, about its absence. For me, the separation, the fact of two stories rather than one, is the heart of the problem.”

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