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Cystic Fibrosis Babies Aborted?

Started by washingtonindependent · 10 months ago

In 2001, the National Institutes of Health and other groups recommended that ob-gyns and family practitioners screen pregnant women and their mates for genes that cause cystic fibrosis. In what appears to be the first evidence that decision has made an impact,&a

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  • No judgments on those who choose to terminate, but it's a little sad that this is happening just as treatment is getting so much better for CF. With fewer patients out there, the incentive to continue research on it may dwindle and efforts may stall.

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