The situation in Ontario is very different than in Iceland when it comes to an unborn child diagnosed with Down Syndrome.
That's the reaction from the Medical Director of Maternal Fetal Medicine at Windsor Regional Hospital.
As you heard yesterday on AM800, since pre-natal screening tests were introduced in Iceland in the early 2000's, close to 100% of women who received a positive test for the genetic disorder terminated the pregnancy.
Dr. Bill Mundle says an 'optional' screening test is offered to pregnant woman in Ontario.
"That is a test that has a very high sensitivity and specificity but, again, it's a screening test, then invasive pre-natal diagnosis with amniocentesis or cortiotic villi sampling is able to give you 100% diagnosis," says Mundle.
But Mundle adds that a physician does not recommend terminating a pregnancy that's a choice the mother must make.