Amy Julia Becker

Amy Julia Becker is the author of What Every Woman Needs to Know About Prenatal Testing: Insights from a Mom Who Has Been There and A Good and Perfect Gift. She lives in western Connecticut with her husband and three children. 

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North Dakota's Ban Is a Bad Way to Stop Selective Abortion

North Dakota's Ban Is a Bad Way to Stop Selective Abortion

Culture as a whole needs to change to be more supportive of children with chromosomal conditions. More »

Better Prenatal Testing Does Not Mean More Abortion

Better Prenatal Testing Does Not Mean More Abortion

Between 70 and 85 percent of women in the U.S. confronted with a prenatal diagnosis of Down syndrome choose abortion -- but that number used to be higher. More »

The Social Construction of Selective Abortion

The Social Construction of Selective Abortion

Many American women terminate their pregnancies when they discover their child will have Down Syndrome. Is that so different from mothers in other parts of the world who abort unwanted girls? More »

The Importance of Teaching Children Kindness at a Very Young Age

The Importance of Teaching Children Kindness at a Very Young Age

After Newtown, a mother contemplates what she can do to fight back against violence. More »

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