Procedures look safer, more accurate, but raise ethics concerns
(NEWSER) - New tests to detect Down syndrome early in pregnancy look highly promising to some experts—but they’re prompting new ethical and medical questions, the Washington Post reports. The procedures, to be publicly available in June, appear safer and more accurate than current options. But Down syndrome and anti-abortion activists fear they could increase terminated pregnancies, while some doctors worry more testing is needed before they’re marketed. More»
