NZDSA Position Statements Final feedback regarding the NZDSA's review of the proposed position statement on prenatal screening for Down syndrome, and termination 6 As reported in Volume 51 of the NZDSA Down Syndrome Journal the NZDSA National Committee called for a review of the Position Statement on Prenatal Screening for Down syndrome in March 2011. A review committee was appointed and their recommendations were tabled at the NZDSA National Committee meeting in September 2011. It was also stated in this article that the NZDSA National Committee circulated voting forms to the NZDSA members to determine whether to adopt the proposed position statement on prenatal screening and termination as recommended by the NZDSA's review committee. The outcome of the vote processing was that the membership indicated they wanted to adopt the proposed Position Statement on Prenatal Screening for Down syndrome. Seethe page 7. The NZDSA also indicated in this article that their original intention was to adopt a neutral position on termination. However, the NZDSA received a significant amount of votes from members indicating: • that the NZDSA should adopt a position on termination, and • their support for adopting the following position statement on termination "The New Zealand Down Syndrome Association does not consider Down syndrome in itself a reason for termination". In response to members' feedback, the NZDSA undertook further consultation inviting all members to participate in the consultation process, and were given the opportunity to vote. The NZDSA also indicated that if a member did not return a voting form by the 29th February 2012 then the NZDSA would assume that a member supports adopting the proposed position statement on termination. The outcome of this voting process indicated that a significant majority of members wanted to adopt the proposed Position Statement on termination. See page 7 for the NZDSA's position statements.