We don't know what they do in their personal practice. These people are volunteers and they serve on our committees. We invite them irregardless of their stand on abortion. We take no stance so we can be an organization that anyone can work for. Many pro-lifers first became alarmed by the work of the March of Dimes in 1972, when the organization funded research that resulted in the development of amniocentesis, which was pioneered by the MOD in 1972.
Amniocentesis is a technique used mid-trimester to determine if the child has a genetic disease.
But amniocentesis is not just used for diagnosis. In most cases the baby ends up aborted. People affiliated with the March of Dimes use this testing and do abortions. Pro-life groups have been boycotting March of Dimes fundraising activities. The March of Dimes is still very much involved in at least the toleration of, if not the promotion of, elective abortion for handicapped children.