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Frances Flinter – Council Member and Emeritus Professor of Clinical Genetics at Guy’s & St Thomas NHS Foundation Trust – talks us through some important issues to consider in relation to the introduction of whole genome sequencing of newborn babies.

Today, the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, Royal College of Midwives, and Society and College of Radiographers have published a consensus statement on supporting women and their partners through prenatal screening ahead of the roll-out of non-invasive prenatal testing (NIPT) in the NHS in England.

Two years after we published our report on NIPT, and seven years after NIPT became available in the UK, we were frustrated by a lack of action by regulators, professional bodies and private companies in response to our recommendations for improving practice. What a difference six months can make.

The Nuffield Council on Bioethics has been invited to pitch an inquiry on commercial genomics to the…

In March 2017, the Nuffield Council on Bioethics published a report, Non-invasive prenatal testing: …

Prompted by an investigation by the BBC’s Victoria Derbyshire show, the Labour Party has called fo…

From Monday, non-invasive prenatal testing (NIPT) for Down’s, Edwards’, and Patau’s syndromes …

From Monday 30 April, pregnant women in Wales will be offered non-invasive prenatal testing (NIPT) f…

The Nuffield Council on Bioethics has today published a briefing note that examines the ethical issu…

We welcome the Church of England’s motion on valuing people with Down’s Syndrome in light of the…