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Should we use new DNA testing for conditions like Down's syndrome?

Today

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Government advisers have recommended the use of a new DNA test for Down's syndrome. However some campaigners have raised fears that unborn babies with Down's syndrome could be "screened out". Claire-May Minett, who has a less severe form of Down's Syndrome called Mosaic, spoke to the Today programme about her experience of the condition.

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