"It Seemed Like They Were Handing Out Lollipops with Abortions"
Bobby and I found out, in March of last year, that we were going to be parents again. After a tough miscarriage a few months before, we were beyond excited. We decided to wait until after the first trimester to share the news.
At 16 weeks, we were scheduled for our anatomy scan to find out if it was a boy or girl. It seemed like everyone was rooting for a boy (since we have 3 girls), but we were rooting for healthy! It’s no secret that I was considered “old” in the maternal world and that came with extra risks.
On that day, not only did we find out that we were going to be having a boy, but we also found out that our baby had an anomaly, and we needed to see a specialist right away. The only info we had was that there was some fluid on the back of his neck that could be a number of different things, none of which were good. We left the doctor that day quite deflated.
It was an excruciating two weeks before I was able to see …More
@Jungerheld: For his business the 3rd scenario would be the most advantageous: because sick children need a lot of doctors...
@Don Reto Nay, you are right. And so, we have these scenarios: 1) as in this beautiful story, the mother fights off the doctor and staff with courage and perseverance, loving her child from the moment she knew she was pregnant and rewarded with growing faith; 2) the doctor and mother conspire to end the life of the [beautiful] imperfect invalid or imperfect situation.
There is no 3rd scenario where the doctor fights for the life of the beautiful invalid babe or babe in an imperfect situation. This is not found. There is not a practicing doctor in this scenario. These would be stories to tell!
@Jungerheld: Why? Because the doctor will be sued by the mother if he allows an invalid child to be born. You are not allowed to use the word "invalid" but you are supposed to kill an invalid child. Now how shall we call this?
You often hear accusations of politicians intruding on a patient's special relationship with their doctor. And yet, this mother was repeatedly asked if she wanted to abort. It sounds like she made it clear in no uncertain terms that she would not abort. And yet they persisted. Why?