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Casey Cooper-Fiske

RARE PHOTOS: Jesy nelson calls sma screening roll out a postcode lottery that isnt fair | Vintage Vibes

Jesy Nelson has called the roll-out of SMA screening a ‘postcode lottery’ (Doug Peters/PA) - (PA Archive)

Former Little Mix singer Jesy Nelson has described the roll-out of spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) screening as a “postcode lottery” which “isn’t fair”.

Nelson, 35, campaigned for newborn babies to be screened after her twins, Ocean Jade and Story Monroe Nelson, were diagnosed with the rare condition, which causes progressive muscle wastage.

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