I was 36 when I got pregnant and the doctor insisted that I get this test, even though I told her that I was having the baby even if it had any abnormal results. I got mad at the doctor and she finally confided that the state will not pay for the care of a child that the parent refuses to abort if they test positive. I have no idea if that is true or not, but I still insisted that I would never kill my child, no matter what. He is perfectly normal today.
I have also know several friends who tested positive for Down babies, that turned out just fine.
Same thing happened to my cousin. She was told her baby had multiple abnormalities and would not survive for more than a few hours after birth. She refused an abortion and went on to have a perfectly healthy, normal child. Her son is in college today and doing well.
I was 35 when I had my last child. I refused testing. Amniocentesis has a 1% miscarriage rate under the best of circumstances, and I would never abort my child anyway. My daughter is healthy and beautiful. Sometimes what doctors don't know but think they do is frightening.
That sounds like a crock to me. Federal guidelines about disabled children do not have a clause like that. How could they?