The Previous quote was cited in a book by pro-choice author Janet Hadley in her book “Abortion: between Freedom and Necessity” she goes on to say:
“As spending on welfare services diminishes, health policy conservatives are saying that it is better to spend public money on genetic screening (and, implicitly, on selective abortion) than on research into, or treatment of, the diseases themselves.”
Hadley then gives the following statistic: According to studies, in England three out of four doctors require women to agree to an abortion if the fetus is handicapped prior to genetic tests. According to a second study, risk of miscarriage caused by the test itself is not always told to women or is glossed over.
Janet Hadley “Abortion: between Freedom and Necessity” (Great Britain: Virago Press, 1996) 122
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