Screening on slippery slope to eugenics

September 16, 2010

Back in February this year, the Government instituted the “Antenatal Screening for Down Syndrome and Other Conditions – Quality Improvements” programme. This programme, which received but cursory mention in the press, was introduced by the Ministry of Health following advice from the ministry’s National Screening Unit without, according to pro-life sources, any public consultation. (NZ Herald News)