Boaters welcomes narrowly test – BN DeStem

Minister Schippers feels there is much to allow for the narrowly-test in the Netherlands. With the blood test pregnant women can offer their unborn child testing for, inter alia, Down’s syndrome. The Health must first examine whether the test wrong. Schippers wants the Council to hurry with it.

,, I think we should wait too long for the Health, ” said the minister. ,, But the law requires that first must give the Health advice for all new drugs on the market. I welcome the test. ”

Now the test on a trial may be conducted only in a limited number of women at increased risk of having a disabled child. Why many Dutch women move to Belgium or Germany to get tested. The Health Council evaluates the test yet. Because there are doubts about the reliability of the test, he must also always be done with the so-called combination test (blood test and nuchal translucency).

Controversial
test is controversial. In countries where the sipping test was introduced, many fewer children born with Down syndrome. Why for example parents’ associations and Christian parties oppose the test. They fear among parents still facing greater pressure to be born a disabled child. ,, How can the government on the one hand allow this test and also say that disabled people are welcome and should be able to lead a full life, ‘ “asks Christian Union MP Thick-Faber himself.

Schippers thinks nonsense. ,, It is already being tested in the Netherlands with other methods. This test is safer than amniocentesis. Parents need to consider whether they want to test, not the government. The government should not say: we make it difficult for you to do that test ”

Every choice is good
According Boaters should be natural. avoid pressure parents put to abort a disabled child. ,, We should always stress that any choice made by a woman, is good. ”

Moreover, it is questionable whether the test if it is accepted, will be fully refunded. It is more expensive than the combined test. ,, Example, if we allow this in the package for 2017, this will have consequences, ” said Schippers. ,, This is different than the walker or not compensate. ”