Down Syndrome

  • The eradication of a group of people is a definition of genocide. The high rate of pregnancy terminations following a Down syndrome diagnosis in Iceland has been a subject of significant international attention and bioethical debate. The core data on prenatal screening and elective termination in Iceland reflects a highly consistent statistical pattern: The Core…

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  • I have a grandnephew with Down syndrome, and what aches me most is that I haven’t met him yet. When he was born, complications kept him in and out of the hospital. Thankfully, he is doing well now, but due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and other obligations afterwards, I haven’t been able to fly to…

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