Down's syndrome test could see condition disappear, C of E warns

A new non-invasive test will be offered to 10,000 women a year considered more likely to have a baby with certain genetic conditions.A new advanced test for Down’s syndrome to be offered to pregnant women this year raises the prospect of people with the condition disappearing from UK society as terminations are expected to rise, the Church of England has warned.Non-invasive prenatal testing (NIPT), a safer form of screening, is to be rolled out by the NHS this year.