My second son was born with Trisomy 18 and did not live for more than a few minutes after his birth. He had some physical defects but even so we wanted to give him as much life as we could and have an opportunity to see him and say goodbye to him. The doctors highly encouraged us to abort him and move on but it is interesting that afterwards one of the doctors came up to us and said that he thought we were wrong but after seeing what happened that he had changed his mind.
Once you start treating the most vulnerable as disposable trash, its not too long before that kind of treatment is expanded to more and more categories of people. The Germans did that prior to WWII and now it’s starting all over again with the rest of the world.
Thank you for sharing your story. I hope the doctor whose mind changed has stopped recommending abortion to other mothers. Shows how choosing life can have a ripple effect.
We also had a son with trisomy 18. Our doc advised an early induced delivery at 26 weeks. I asked if my life was I danger carrying the baby and he said no. So we said no thanks we will wait until God is ready for him. I considered it a privilege to carry a saint. the most amazing thing was seeing the chromosomes karyotype showing that there were 3 instead of 2. All I could think was Father, Son, Holy Spirit, the trinity. I knew my son belonged to God. It was a humbling experience for sure. He passed into eternity an hour after his birth. I kept hoping God would let us see the angels carrying him home. Can’t wait for the reunion.