A prenatal test for detecting Down’s Syndrome could lead to gender-abortions, the Department of Health has warned. A review suggests that the NIPT test has become "the main technological development" to reveal a baby's sex from seven weeks onward.
Added to the tragedy of abortions due to Down's, there are now concerns that women may abort on the basis of gender.
Read about Aisling Hubert's case against two doctors filmed agreeing to gender-abortions.
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New screening test for Down’s creates more problems than it solves (CMF Blog)