I imagine this is trying to justify late term abortion for all cases.
Can’t we just say that not everyone is her? No matter how much she tries to justify it, it sounds like there’s plenty that she isn’t telling, and she is selectively telling details and sensationalism to make herself look good.
Spina bífida is not the end of the world, and it sounds to me like the docs were trying to scare this woman with the worst case scenario. The condition has many gradations; I had a friend who was born with spina bífida, had corrective surgery and a shunt installed as an infant, and lives a perfectly normal life. Even the most severe cases (as this one sounds), where the spine is open, can often be corrected or minimized by new surgical procedures. It’s hard to imagine that nobody would have discussed this with her.
I think this woman sounds very defensive and as if she is trying to convince herself that she did the right thing. And because her scenario feeds into the political narrative of the left, she’s found a way of doing it.
Damage control. There are instances that should be considered (such as the health of the mother), but to blanket all late term abortions with this blanket of legitimacy is just wrong.