Genetic Screening Results Just Got Harder to Handle Under New Abortion Rules

June 27, 2022

(Kaiser Health News) – The vast majority of abortions occur at or before 13 weeks, and people who seek abortions later than that frequently cite barriers to accessing care or discovery of a medical complication. But Texas’ law has effectively banned virtually all abortions in the state because many women don’t even know they are pregnant at six weeks. No prenatal tests can diagnose genetic conditions before 11 weeks. (Read More)