Category Archives: Advocating for impaired children

Abort all the bankers!

Posted on 29 October 2012 by Keith Barrington

I just heard a great quote from Francesca Martinez on the BBC News Quiz. Francesca Martinez is a stand up comic with a disability (she is often a sit-down comic in fact as you can see here), she is very … Continue reading →

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A life worth living: myelomeningocele.

Posted on 10 September 2012 by Keith Barrington

Do handicapped persons’ lives have value? Even asking that question is offensive, at least to me, and I just asked it! It seems to me that much of the focus of programs of antenatal diagnosis is based on the premise … Continue reading →

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‘Our children are not a diagnosis’ – what an amazing response!

Posted on 26 July 2012 by Keith Barrington

This blog was initially intended mostly for health professionals (especially neonatologists and pediatricians in training) and others interested in academic neonatology, with the hope that some other people might find it interesting. The reaction to my post on Annie Janvier’s … Continue reading →

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“Our children are not a diagnosis”: the family experience of trisomy 13 and 18

Posted on 23 July 2012 by Keith Barrington

Annie Janvier, Barb Farlow and Ben Wilfond have just published a rather disturbing study. At least I feel a bit disturbed. (Janvier A, Farlow B, Wilfond BS: The experience of families with children with trisomy 13 and 18 in social … Continue reading →

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