Disabled Rights Advocates Object To Prenatal Down's Testing.

[robby]

Switzerland has given the green light for a new prenatal test for Down's syndrome amid controversy over whether this will lead to more abortions, a Swiss newspaper reported Sunday....

...But the international federation of Down's syndrome organisations has objected to such testing at the European Court of Human Rights.

The federation, grouping 30 associations in 16 countries, said in June that the Strasbourg court should "recognise the human condition and protect the right to life of people with Down's syndrome and those handicapped".

http://ca.news.yahoo.com/controversial-downs-syndrome-testing-gets-swiss-ahead-164030933.html

Comments

[a1icey.livejournal.com]

that is insane.

[robby.livejournal.com]

I'm not so certain, but I believe the parents should decide the issue. Have you ever known someone with Down's Syndrome?

[a1icey.livejournal.com]

no.

[robby.livejournal.com]

They can be pretty high functioning. A friend's older sister learned to read and write. I've heard families describe them as a blessing.