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Massachusetts doctors are now required to give specific, written information about Down syndrome…

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Massachusetts doctors are now required to give specific, written information about Down syndrome…

“Now, Massachusetts has become the most recent state to pass legislation requiring doctors to give parents who have the prenatal diagnosis “up-to-date, evidence-based, written information” about the physical, intellectual and developmental outcomes of the chromosomal disorder, and treatment options. Both Virginiaand Missouri have similar laws; national legislation was passed in 2008 but remains largely unfunded.”

Read full article here:

http://healthland.time.com/2012/06/28/down-syndrome-why-pregnant-moms-in-mass-receive-culturally-appropriate-information/

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