claim: after prenatal diagnosis, "90 percent of down syndrome children in america are aborted."
author: rick santorum
evidence_1: apr 21, 2015 ... how many babies prenatally diagnosed with down syndrome (ds) are aborted in the united states each year? well, we don't know. while new data suggesting lower numbers has recently been published,[1] we continue to see most often in print a statistics of 90% – 92%. while that certainly draws ...
evidence_2: nov 2, 2009 ... "an estimated 92 percent of all women who receive a prenatal diagnosis of down syndrome choose to terminate their pregnancies, according to research ... she learned she was carrying a child with down syndrome after having difficulty getting pregnant with her second child, and then a miscarriage. it was ...
evidence_3: down syndrome (ds or dns), also known as trisomy 21, is a genetic disorder caused by the presence of all or part of a third copy of chromosome 21. it is typically associated with physical growth delays, characteristic facial features and mild to moderate intellectual disability. the average iq of a young adult with down ...
evidence_4: apr 13, 2015 ... true or false: 90% of babies with down syndrome are aborteda new study demonstrates the role of culture in welcoming children with down syndrome. ... studies have shown that women who receive a prenatal diagnosis of down syndrome through amniocentesis (who make up two percent of the ...
evidence_5: prenat diagn. 1999 sep;19(9):808-12. termination rates after prenatal diagnosis of down syndrome, spina bifida, anencephaly, and turner and klinefelter syndromes: a systematic literature review. european concerted action: dada (decision-making after the diagnosis of a fetal abnormality). mansfield c(1), hopfer s, ...