Bad science: How BBC misread the evidence on Down's syndrome

As usual, it's not Watergate, it's just slightly irritating. "Down's births increase in a caring Britain," said the Times. "More babies are being born with Down's syndrome as parents feel increasingly that society is a more welcoming place for children with the condition." That's beautiful. "More mothers are choosing to keep their babies when diagnosed with Down's syndrome," said the Mail. "Parents appear to be more willing to bring a child with Down's syndrome into the world because British society has become increasingly accepting of the genetic abnormality," said the Independent.Their quoted source was a BBC Radio 4 documentary presented by Felicity Finch (her what plays Ruth Archer), broadcast on Monday. "The number of babies with Down's syndrome has steadily fallen, that is until today, when for the first time ever that number is higher than before, when testing was introduced." I see. "I'm keen to find out why more...

Read the whole article on The Guardian - Science

More from The Guardian - Science

Related