Allow Aflicted Babies a Death with Dignity

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This is the story of Isaiah and the love he experienced with his family.
In 1999 my son was given a prenatal diagnosis of “fetal anomalies incompatible with life”. I was offered “choices”. I could’ve flown to Wichita, Kansas and had Isaiah’s life taken by inducing labor. The literature assured me I would deliver a dead infant. He would’ve been given a fatal shot so he wouldn’t have to “endure the painful birthing process”. How thoughtful! They’d even sell me a “miscarriage certificate”. I was given another "choice. We could arrange to give birth and not offer intervention. No, I didn’t like that either. Our choice rested in trusting God. If the child’s condition was truly “incompatible with life”, God would take care of when, where, and how he would die. Let God be God, the doctors could doctor and I’d be a momma…
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read the full story at:

catholiceducation.org/articles/catholic_stories/cs0153.html
 
Absolutely beautiful tribute to your little angel boy. Too bad some of the pro-abortion folks can’t read something like this. God bless you for your courage and the wonderful time you had with your little one.

God be with you all.
 
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Rosalinda:
This is the story of Isaiah and the love he experienced with his family.
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A similar story unfolded in my own life. My wife and I were told that an ultrasound had detected “abnormalities” and that some of what they saw was “not compatible with life”. The doctors suggested a battery of genetic tests so that we could consider our “options”.

If you have never been in this situation, I can tell you it is surreal. They never say the word “abortion”, but they refer to it using many different terms. When we refused the genetic tests, first because they wouldn’t affect the outcome and second because they posed a real risk to the unborn child, the doctors cautioned us about our choice. I can’t recall exactly what was said because we were both in shock having just heard “incompatible with life” minutes earlier. I know we said there was no “choice” and I think I said some rather “choice” words to the dotor.

Anyhow, this is where our story departs from the one you shared here. Our daughter was born with a cleft lip and palate, but there were no other problems at all. Her condition was very much “compatible with life”. She has had to endure some aweful corrective surgeries (starting at on five months old) and there are a few more in her future, but today she is just the typical six year old soon to be seven.

The story you shared brings back a lot of memories.

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