Down's syndrome abortions 'are double official level' as doctors spare women's feelings

The National Down's Syndrome Cytogenetic Register said that over the last four years fewer than half of abortions of Down's babies were recorded properly. Between 2004 and 2008, a total of 4,777 abortions were carried out on foetuses with the disability, with 1,032 terminated last year, it said. In contrast, Department of Health figures show that between 2004 and 2008, a total of 2,168 Down's abortions were recorded, 436 of them last year. The Down's register records all diagnoses of the syndrome and related chromosomal abnormalities. Christian Institute