You opt for IVF with a donor egg.
One day you find yourself pregnant. With twins! A boy and a girl. What could be better?
About four months in, you find some issues with the boy twin. He may have a heart defect. He may have Down syndrome.
Do you wonder what you would do?
Here's what they did: Wow.
It's not about abortion to me. Seriously. Regardless of my position, I feel such a huge loss here. It's like the parents missed it. The courts missed it. The newspaper missed it.
Parents of children with Ds don't miss it though. There's a big, fat issue here that isn't being addressed.
I'm so sorry for everyone's loss. This hurts.
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Why or why did I read the comments? Ugh!
I hate this.
Ugh. I know. It shook me...
Horrible and sad, ugh!
Always insightful and informing us of the ugliness that goes on in the world of fertility.
This is why among many reasons I am forever grateful for playette and her Mom. If I was ever faced with such a choice I would feel very informed and honestly there wouldn’t be a choice in my mind.
I’d just be having twins and I would be able to handle all the Doctors. I couldn’t have said that three years ago…I’d have been terrified and maybe I’d have listened to those that are supposed to protect us.
To me it’s not about a woman’s choice it’s about a lack of education and playing on people’s fears.
A few years ago, I may have missed it too..
thank you for posting this...you always find great in the news itmes to share!
you would think people having a hard time conceiving and willing to spend thousands of dollars for even the possibility of having a child would be ecstatic at the news of twins-no matter what the issues(ds, heart, etc). i guess they didnt really want kids bad enough-not unconditionally at least. sad.
I'm speechless...
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