[GOPGuide]

Not necessarily bad news, you could just adjust the woman's hormones to make sure the embryo develops normally rather than abort.

[muawiyah]

At the same time there are those who will use this as they use everything else to seek more victims for the abortionists.

[reformed_dem]

I didn’t see where they addressed the incidences of false positives for prenatal down syndrome testing. I’ve read about many cases where it was determined the baby would have downs and the mother urged to abort, but once born, the baby showed no signs of downs. Is that going to be a problem with autism testing too?

[Hulka]

I am waiting for the discovery of the “gay gene” and people begin to abort their homosexual baby. . . imgine the left-wing agendas colliding over that one! (”Choice” vs “homosexuality of just dandy crowd”).

Hmmm. . .who would win that one? Would the left put limits of what babies can be aborted (those without the homosexual gene) and prohibit abortion of “gay” gene babies, or will the “choice” crowd win by ensuring all babies for whatever reason may be aborted. Will be an interesting hypocritical and Orwellian debate on the left.

[Salvation]

Lord, have mercy. Please don’t let these babies be aborted. Autism can be treated in most cases.

[Bubba_Leroy]

I am just waiting for someone to come up with a prenatal test for homosexuality. If women start aborting fetuses so they won’t have homosexual children, it will make liberals’ heads explode.

[Mrs. Don-o]

I'm all for therapeutically adjusting hormones to normal levels, so kids can be born healthy. But this caught my eye:

"There is a test for Down's syndrome and that is legal and parents exercise their right to choose termination, but autism is often linked with talent."

But! --- is this not wonderful? The talented are so special, only they have a right to simply go on living?

[Scotswife]

This is insane.

I thought autism was more of a clinical diagnosis.
You have to observe the behavior, and even then - there is a varying level of severity (spectrum).

And I think attempting to tinker with hormones may result in unintended consequences.

[yefragetuwrabrumuy]

This is puzzling. One of the largest contributing factors to autism and retardation is now known to be “Fragile X Syndrome”.

This can be determined through a DNA test. And while it shouldn’t be used as a reason for abortion, it is important to be aware of it in couples who are hoping to have children. The rules are straightforward:

“Males with the fragile X cannot transmit it to any of their sons (since males contribute a Y chromosome, not an X, to their male offspring), but will transmit it to all of their daughters, as males contribute their X to all of their daughters.

Females carrying one copy of the fragile X can transmit it to their sons or daughters; in this case each child has a 50% chance of inheriting the fragile X. Sons who receive the fragile X are at high risk of intellectual disability. Daughters who receive the fragile X may appear normal or they may be intellectually disabled, usually to a lesser degree than boys with the syndrome. The transmission of fragile X often increases with each passing generation. This seemingly anomalous pattern of inheritance is referred to as the Sherman paradox.”

[doug from upland]

Just wait until they identify the gay gene and propose abortions. The gay community will suddenly become pro-life. And, what would happen to musical theatre?

[informavoracious]

What does this mean for the children of the “pregnant man”? Are they more likely to have autism due to levels of testosterone high enough to grow a beard and chest hair?

[Coleus]

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