{"id":1447709,"date":"2022-04-20T12:56:44","date_gmt":"2022-04-20T16:56:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1447709"},"modified":"2022-04-20T12:57:08","modified_gmt":"2022-04-20T16:57:08","slug":"fda-admits-prenatal-screening-checks-tend-to-be-wrong-leading-parents-to-create-inappropriate-healthcare-decisions-like-abortion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fda-admits-prenatal-screening-checks-tend-to-be-wrong-leading-parents-to-create-inappropriate-healthcare-decisions-like-abortion\/","title":{"rendered":"FDA Admits Prenatal Screening Checks TEND TO BE Wrong, Leading Parents TO CREATE \u2018Inappropriate HEALTHCARE Decisions\u2019 Like Abortion"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">36<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ffda-admits-prenatal-screening-checks-tend-to-be-wrong-leading-parents-to-create-inappropriate-healthcare-decisions-like-abortion%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1447709&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2022\/04\/Screen-Shot-2022-04-20-at-12.18.23-PM.png?w=1200&#038;h=800&#038;ixlib=react-9.3.0\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<p>WASHINGTON \u2014 Republican Texas Rep. Chip Roy reacted Wednesday to news that the Food and Drug Administration had admitted many prenatal screening tests have been giving false results.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYesterday\u2019s admission by the FDA regarding the inherent risks of NIPT screenings marks another step towards protecting life by the most pro-abortion administration in American history,\u201d Roy told The Daily Wire.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cParents deserve complete information when making complicated medical decisions for their children \u2013 especially when these tests can be a matter of life or death,\u201d he continued.<\/p>\n<p>Roy shared with The Daily Wire that his godson was recommended for abortion following a prenatal screening, saying that he cannot \u201chelp but pray for those not as lucky as my godson.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHis parents chose life,\u201d Roy said. \u201cThe test was wrong. He was born perfectly healthy, and to this day, we are all grateful for the joy he has brought with him into this world.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The congressman\u2019s remarks come after the FDA warned Tuesday of \u201cthe risk of false results, inappropriate use and inappropriate interpretation of results with non-invasive prenatal screening (NIPS) tests, also called cell-free DNA tests or non-invasive prenatal tests (NIPT).\u201d<\/p>\n<p>These tests, which the FDA says have been increasingly used as of late, look for genetic abnormalities in an unborn baby by testing a blood sample from the mother.<\/p>\n<p>The FDA stressed in a press release that these tests provide information about the possibility that a child will be born with a \u201cserious health condition,\u201d noting that these are merely screening tests, and that additional information is needed to confirm whether the baby is affected.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhile genetic non-invasive prenatal screening tests are widely used today, these tests have not been reviewed by the FDA and may be making claims about their performance and use that are not based on sound science,\u201d Jeff Shuren, director of the FDA\u2019s Center for Devices and Radiological Health, said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWithout proper understanding of how these tests should be used, people may make inappropriate health care decisions regarding their pregnancy,\u201d he continued. \u201cWe strongly urge patients to discuss the benefits and risks of these tests with a genetic counselor or other health care provider prior to making decisions based on the results of these tests.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>These \u201cinappropriate health care decisions\u201d that he referred to may include abortion, according to a damning January <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2022\/01\/01\/upshot\/pregnancy-birth-genetic-testing.html\">New York Times report<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In January,\u00a0Roy <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailysignal.com\/2022\/01\/20\/gop-fda-prenatal-tests-chip-roy-fischbach-daines-abortion-pregnancy\/\">led lawmakers<\/a> in calling on acting FDA Commissioner Janet Woodcock to address the Times report\u00a0exposing that competing companies\u00a0promising expectant mothers that their tests are \u201chighly\u201d accurate failed to publish data on how accurate their testing is.<\/p>\n<p>And since the tests they provide were usually wrong, the Times reported (analysis by the publication found that the tests are incorrect about 85 percent of the time), many families have been given an inaccurate diagnosis of abnormalities or irregularities that may have led them to abort their unborn baby.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhile these tests can help parents prepare for the arrival of their child, we are concerned that they could be a predatory financial windfall for manufacturers and directly result in the termination of innocent human life,\u201d the lawmakers wrote to the FDA.<\/p>\n<p>The Republicans asked how the FDA reviews the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailysignal.com\/2021\/11\/18\/exclusive-students-for-life-beg-lawmakers-to-block-biden-administration-from-stealthily-easing-access-to-death-by-mail-abortion-drugs\/\">safety<\/a> and efficacy of the tests, asking, \u201cIf FDA is aware of a safety concern regarding tests currently on the market, what authority, if any, allows FDA to take action on such tests?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIs the FDA considering evaluating the accuracy of claims made by the manufacturers of noninvasive prenatal tests?\u201d the lawmakers continued, \u201cWhat data, if any, is the FDA examining or collecting related to noninvasive prenatal tests?\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies for breaking news, investigative reporting, sports, podcasts, in-depth analysis, books, and entertainment for a reason: because we believe in what we do. We believe in our country, in the value of truth and the freedom to speak it, and in the right to challenge tyranny wherever we see it. Believe the same? <a class=\"in-cell-link\" href=\"https:\/\/utm.io\/ueuP8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Become a member now and join our mission<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WASHINGTON \u2014 Republican Texas Rep. 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