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Srdjan Zivulovic / Reuters A Pill for Down Syndrome
New research indicates that a treatment may one day lessen the symptoms of the disability. In the meantime, a mother reflects on what that would mean for her child.
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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.
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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.
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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?
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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.
