Tag: prenatal diagnosis
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Why I Chose to End My Daughter’s Life
Get Pregnant Fast Parenting By Rachel Thompson Updated: Jan. 7, 2018 Originally Published: June 3, 2015 Her name was Emma. She was my second daughter, and tragically, she was stillborn due to Trisomy 18, a chromosomal disorder that is considered incompatible with life. I loved her deeply, but despite that love, I felt compelled to…
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To the Doctor Who Shared My Son’s Down Syndrome Diagnosis: You Could Have Done Better
Get Pregnant Fast Dear Doctor, It has been two years since you delivered the news that our son would be born with Down syndrome, and I still find it difficult to revisit that surreal 20-minute conversation we had in your sterile office. In fact, I had to suppress those memories for a while; it was…