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Letter: Letter

Published 5 December 1998

From Elsa Becket

I am surprised that Dinah Ashman appears to believe that prenatal screening
in China would result in a society where “so many” will be “perfect”.

I understand that 80 per cent of impairments occur after birth (and not all
other impairments can be screened for in any case).

London

Issue no. 2163 published 5 December 1998

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