Are doctors too negative when diagnosing Down syndrome? “Amniocentesis revealed that the fetus had Down syndrome, a genetic condition that causes developmental disabilities. But what disturbed Allard more than the diagnosis was the way the doctor told her the news.

‘They called me at work to tell me, and then said, ‘You have two weeks to decide if you’re going to keep this child. Either way, it’s an awful thing,’ Allard said.'”

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