Could this be the last generation of Down's syndrome children?
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telegraph.co.uknon-invasive prenatal testing) screening, a blood test which detects the rogue extra copy of chromosome 21 that causes Down’s syndrome.
The test has been offered in Scotland since January.While children with Down’s syndrome often have a cheerful and outgoing personality, they also suffer from a range of disabilities, from mild intellectual impairment to severe learning difficulties, heart problems, complete loss of hearing or eyesight and increased susceptibility to dementia in old age.
In countries where early screening is routinely offered, almost all women opt to abort the affected unborn baby and try again.
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