Changes in prenatal diagnostics of Down Syndrome – an examination of Swedish regional decision making
Research project
Short description
The project is of importance for stakeholders within the Down Syndrome community, e.g., NGOs, parents and individuals with Down Syndrome. It is also relevant for a more general discussion on the societal value of diversity and openness. Prenatal diagnostics have become much debated recently with the introduction of the simple NIPT- test, an ordinary maternal blood test that gives information of the fetus’s entire genome. The possibility to screen for everything calls into question why Down Syndrome, a relatively mild condition, could be the focus of screening.