Church of England set to lobby Government over rising Down’s Syndrome abortions
by Olivia Rudgard, Telegraph:
The Church of England is set to lobby the Government over a rising number of Down’s Syndrome abortions.
Church leaders raised concerns that a growing number of parents who discover their child will be born with the condition are choosing to terminate the pregnancy, a pattern which could see it wiped out completely.
Its governing body will debate a call to regulate providers of non-invasive prenatal testing, a relatively new test for the condition which carries no risk of miscarriage, unlike older procedures such as amniocentesis.
The Church said women should be provided with “comprehensive, unbiased information” by doctors and test providers.
In a document entitled Valuing People with Down’s Syndrome, set to be debated at next month’s General Synod, the Church warned that the test “has the potential to lead to major reductions of Down’s syndrome live births.
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