by APFLI | Oct 2, 2010 | Hard Cases - Incest / Rape / Congenital Anomalies / Life of Mother
Deciding Not to Screen for Down Syndrome By LISA BELKIN Amy Julia Becker is expecting her third child in January. She is 32 years old, and her age, plus the fact that her first child was born with Down syndrome, magnifies her odds of a chromosomal abnormality in this...
by APFLI | Jan 22, 2007 | Hard Cases - Incest / Rape / Congenital Anomalies / Life of Mother
Hope Ann W. lost her battle against trisomy 18 [Edward’s syndrome] last week. But she lived seven years and brought joy to everyone around her. Doctors had urged Hope’s mother, Teri, to have an abortion after prenatal tests revealed her baby had a severely...
