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Book jacket for "Down's Syndrome Screening and Reproductive Politics: Care, Choice, and Disability in the Prenatal Clinic: Care, choice, disability in the prenatal clinic." The title is in black text against a white background. There is an ultrasound machine with a monitor showing something indistinguishable on the left-side of the image. Next to the ultrasound equipment is an exam table. The author's name, "Gareth M. Thomas" is in black text below the title.
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Interview with Gareth M. Thomas on Down Syndrome screening & reproductive politics

Below is an interview with Gareth M. Thomas, a sociologist at Cardiff University, UK. He is the author of a new book, Down’s Syndrome Screening and Reproductive Politics: Care, Choice, and … Continue Reading Interview with Gareth M. Thomas on Down Syndrome screening & reproductive politics

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Guest blog post: “The Power of Narrative: StoryCorps & The Disability Visibility Project” by Meriah Nichols

A blog post by Meriah Nichols post published October 16, 2014: “The Power of Narrative: StoryCorps & The Disability Visibility Project.” The stories of minority groups are often told by others, others who … Continue Reading Guest blog post: “The Power of Narrative: StoryCorps & The Disability Visibility Project” by Meriah Nichols

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Guest Blog Post: Problematizing the Down Syndrome & Selective Abortion Debate

Jihan Abbas Originally posted August 29, 2014 from: http://communityresearcher.blogspot.com/2014/08/problematizing-down-syndrome-selective.html Richard Dawkins caused controversy last week for an offensive tweet about Down syndrome, prenatal screening and selective abortion. In what is … Continue Reading Guest Blog Post: Problematizing the Down Syndrome & Selective Abortion Debate