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The subjective value of a life with Down syndrome: Evidence from amnocentesis decision

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Using a simple theoretical decision model and an original database, we were able to elicit thedistribution of the utility value of having a child with Down syndrome for a large sample of Frenchpregnant women (n = 28, 341) between 2003 and 2007. We found that, on a scale where the value ofa fetal death is 0 and the value of a healthy child is 1, the mean value for a child with Down syndromeis about −0.6. Assuming that the policymaker used the same decision model as the women, we inferfrom the French amniocentesis reimbursement regulation an implicit social value for a child withDown syndrome of −2.5. We conclude from our study that the policymaker is more likely to preventthe birth of children with Down syndrome than French women themselves.
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hal-03352871 , version 1 (23-09-2021)

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Thibault Gajdos, Clémentine Garrouste, Pierre-Yves Geoffard. The subjective value of a life with Down syndrome: Evidence from amnocentesis decision. 2021. ⟨hal-03352871⟩
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