Every day, hundreds of women aged 34+ are pushed into getting amniocentesis "in case" their baby has Down's syndrome, etc.
The dirty secrets are:
1. The risks from the amnio exceed the chances of getting the defect.
2. By their own admission, IF YOU ASK, there is little if anything the doctors can do by knowing ahead of time. The entire reason for the test is to abort if you don't like the results.
After the game, the king and the pawn go into the same box - Author unknown
“Unfortunately, the truth is now whatever the media say it is”
-Abbey