Tuesday, September 13, 2011

Obama Admin Targets Down Syndrome Babies Under Obamacare

Obama Admin Targets Down Syndrome Babies Under Obamacare | LifeNews.com: Discussions of HHS’s new regulation have focused on the required availability of free contraceptive services under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. The regulation is the result of HHS’s adopting, in its entirety, the Institute of Medicine’s report on Clinical Preventive Services for Women. Buried in the IOM report is the recommendation for no-cost well-woman visits; these visits include prenatal care–and thus prenatal testing for “genetic or developmental conditions.” The regulation was issued as part of the PPACA’s coverage of preventive services. This prompts the question, how does prenatal testing prevent Down syndrome?

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