Anyone ever hear of a woman refusing an abortion to save her life?

[Victorious]

The Church’s position is that abortion is never permitted, even to save the life of the mother. Yet I have never heard of a Catholic woman who has refused to have an abortion that would have saved her life. This woman would be a saint. But there ain’t any. Maybe some priests have heard of one, but I never have.

As you have seen, there’s a reason they call it “practicing” medicine: we haven’t quite got it right yet. As you have also seen, plenty of women have chosen the lives of their babies over their own. That is what mothers DO. And Gianna Molla (who, by the way, was herself a physician) is a canonized saint.

The bottom line is that when we have a choice between saving our hides and saving our souls, we are required to save our souls. The failure to save our souls is irreparable.

And consider the trade-off: to give up eternal bliss in exchange for 20, 30, 40 more years of blood, toil, tears and sweat. What an exchange of treasure for trash.

 

[fatherof2gr8kid]

My wife was diagnosed with cancer in September 1987. At the time she was three months pregnant. Her oncologist immediately recommended an abortion so that she could be treated. Lorraine W. Blair refused based on her Christian beliefs and her trust in almighty God. We pursued a few natural healing options, but she was hospitalized in December 1987 with complications. 36 hours later she passed into God’s presence. Infant Jeffrey nearly died, and by all standards probably should have died, but by God’s grace he became of full health, and today is 24 years old, serving in the US Army.
An abortion might have allowed medical people to give her further treatments, but her heart would have been crushed, and she certainly would have died anyway. God was in this from the beginning, and He still is.

 

[graciew]

My friend Cecilia did.She has leukemia and was 2 months pregnant when it was discovered.She refused to abort.
Baby died a couple of weeks ago and she is still fighting leukemia.Please pray for her.

 

[mwok]

The Church’s position is that abortion is never permitted, even to save the life of the mother. Yet I have never heard of a Catholic woman who has refused to have an abortion that would have saved her life. This woman would be a saint. But there ain’t any. Maybe some priests have heard of one, but I never have.

Her name is Saint Gionna Molla

 

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