
How the blood test for trisomy in pregnant women divides politics
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There is a political debate about the frequency of use of non-invasive prenatal tests for trisomy and their financing by statutory health insurance companies.
Prenatal test without intervention in the uterus How the debate about the blood test for trisomy in pregnant women is dividing the Bundestag
What are the effects of the non-invasive prenatal test? MPs from the Union, SPD, Greens and Left are arguing whether pregnant women should take the test too often and the health insurance company should no longer pay for it.
By Milena Hassenkamp

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