In both groups there has been significant increase in the awareness, from about one third in 1992 to two thirds in 1995. This could be the result of both increased education and also increased availability from doctors. This was also confirmed in the later question on personal experience of DNA diagnosis. 0.86 0.34 DNA diagnosis is not often used for analysis of patients because other methods can determine the type of MD that most people have. There has been a trend for less acceptance of fetal diagnosis, however still the acceptance rates are high.
More family members desire screening than the general public.
They are more negative to fetal diagnosis, and some cite reasons that handicapped persons do not want the screening. However, this survey finds that patients with MD are significantly more accepting of fetal diagnosis than academics who often claim to protect them. There are significant differences between patients and families for the abortion question, over the differences in the fetal diagnosis question. There is a trend for less acceptance in both groups. As noted above, DNA diagnosis is not necessary for many patients, however it can identify those at risk or carriers.