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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Liam O'Dell

FOUND: Disability activist lucy edwards shares pregnancy question mark as she seeks ivf to remove blind gene - What They Never Told You

Blind activist and broadcaster Lucy Edwards has revealed why she will have IVF to remove the gene which led to her losing her eyesight as a teenager, citing one "question mark" which would surround the pregnancy if she conceived naturally.

Edwards has the rare genetic condition known as incontinentiapigmenti - the same condition which saw her grandmother miscarry nine baby boys.

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