Slovak Parents Send Blood to Hong Kong to Disprove Down Syndrome Diagnosis After Doctor Recommends Abortion

A Slovak couple sent their daughter's blood sample to Hong Kong for genetic testing after a local doctor incorrectly diagnosed their unborn child with Down syndrome and recommended terminating the pregnancy. The Hong Kong laboratory confirmed that the child did not have Down syndrome, contradicting the Slovak medical assessment. The couple's daughter Mia was subsequently born and has undergone multiple heart surgeries. The mother, Petronela, said the doctor had insisted her daughter had Down syndrome and advised her to "have the child taken away," prompting the family to seek international verification of the diagnosis.