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A new Utah amendment set to take effect on May 1 will prevent children from being assigned “do not resuscitate” (DNR) status without parental consent. Under the amendment, such an action will be considered “unprofessional conduct for physicians, advanced practice registered nurses (APRN), and physicians assistants.” HB-0200 modifies Titles 58 and 75, ensuring parental rights are protected during a minor’s life-sustaining medical treatment. “No child’s medical chart should have a DNR order or the withholding of life-sustaining treatment without parental knowledge or consent,” said Simon’s Law CEO and co-founder Sheryl Crosier. Sheryl and her husband Scott founded Simon’s Law when,...

CV NEWS FEED // First Lady Jill Biden invited Kate Cox, a Texas woman who unsuccessfully sued the state over its pro-life legislation, to President Joe Biden’s March State of the Union Address. “The first lady invited Kate to join her as a guest at the State of the Union and Kate accepted,” White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said during a Wednesday press conference. Jean-Pierre added that the first lady and President Biden both “thanked [Cox] for her courage in sharing her story and speaking out about the impact of the extreme abortion ban in Texas.” The Press Secretary...

The White House announced Wednesday that Kate Cox, a woman at the center of a contentious abortion case in Texas, has accepted an invitation to attend President Joe Biden’s State of the Union after he pledged to put abortion at the center of his 2024 campaign. Cox is in the middle of a lawsuit against the state of Texas, challenging a state law preventing her from aborting her 20-week-old child, whom she claimed had Trisomy 18, a medical condition that causes structural abnormalities. White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre told reporters during a press briefing that the president and First...

In December 2022, an amniocentesis revealed that Colt and Tara Emerson’s baby, Deacon, had full Trisomy 18, a chromosomal disorder that often results in birth defects, including delayed development and intellectual disabilities. In sharing their diagnosis, doctors told the College Station, Texas, couple “a myriad of things that could be going wrong,” recalled Tara, 43. The Emersons’ baby may not be born alive, or he would die very soon after birth, they said. If he did live, he would require a lot of medical intervention. The medical staff offered little hope but offered to help the Emersons abort Deacon, despite...

(LifeSiteNews) — While mainstream media continues to promote the so-called “necessity” of abortion access for women expecting babies with severe disabilities, parents who have lost children to such conditions are speaking out about how they “don’t regret” choosing life in the face of death. The inspiring testimony of parents whose babies have died from Trisomy syndromes was sparked by a Texas woman seeking an exception for the state’s near-total abortion ban due to her 20-week-old child being diagnosed with Trisomy 18 (Edwards’ syndrome). The condition causes delayed development of the unborn baby and, if the child survives through birth, severe...

Disclaimer: The opinions expressed in this guest post are solely those of the guest author. Minor edits have been made for clarity. I have an amazing son named Andrew, but everyone knows him as Andy. He’s a three-year-old miracle baby diagnosed with a rare genetic condition called Trisomy 18. Trisomy 18 is where the 18th chromosome has three copies instead of two like a typical person would have. Some of us in the Trisomy community call them “extra chromie homies.” If you Google this diagnosis, the results are pretty much all negative. We are here to show the world that...

When Heidi Murphy was 47 years old, she began experiencing some health complications. What she thought was the start of menopause was instead an unexpected pregnancy. Despite the initial shock, Heidi and her husband were elated to be bringing a beautiful new life into the world. During the first ultrasound around 15 weeks, the technician told the expecting parents that there was something wrong with their baby, evident by a surplus of fluid around the little one’s head. When talking to the doctor, who was not yet sure what the diagnosis was, they were told that “they deserve a good...

During an appearance on this week’s broadcast of FNC’s “MediaBuzz,” Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC) proclaimed her pro-life stance. However, she reiterated her criticism of Republicans and how they are handling abortion. “You have taken a lot of heat, especially from the right, for saying Republicans have to change the way that they talk about abortion,” FNC host Howard Kurtz said. “Absolutely, absolutely, and we are losing the fight on abortion every single day. We all know that being pro-life, and I’m pro-life, is the compassionate way forward, is the compassionate policy. But we’re losing the fight because we’re not being...

When Kate Cox sued the state of Texas earlier this month hoping a judge would allow her to abort her baby at 21 weeks, her story spread rapidly across the media. She claimed she wanted to do what was “best” for her daughter but asked the court to allow a D&E abortion which is carried out by dismemberment. Abortion advocates rallied around Cox, arguing that her daughter should die by dismemberment D&E abortion rather than be born and “suffer,” fully ignoring how a child at 21 weeks is pain-capable and dismemberment isn’t a way anyone would wish to die. They...

A Texas judge has ruled a baby can be killed in an abortion just because the baby is disabled. Katie Cox is suing Texas , saying she is seeking an emergency exception in the state’s law protecting babies from abortions for a pregnancy that is destined to end in the death of the baby. The lawsuit claims the baby has Trisomy 18, which is not proven because prenatal tests often fail. “It is not a matter of if I will have to say goodbye, but when,” she said in the lawsuit. “I do not want to continue the pain and...

Anabely Lopes wanted a child more than anything, so the 44-year-old was ecstatic when she became pregnant last year — and then devastated when doctors said her unborn child had a fatal abnormality... A new law restricting abortion access had gone into effect days earlier, and Lopes soon found herself on a plane, leaving South Florida to get an abortion at a clinic in Washington. On Tuesday, Lopes will return to Washington, this time accompanying U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz to President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address...

Jeni Box was 13 weeks pregnant when she got what she called “the most devastating news of our lives.” It was February 2018. Box, a Kansas City native living near St. Louis, knew that her husband, Jake, would be shaken to hear her crying over the phone. “I’m OK,” Box, then 36, told him, trying to settle her nerves when he answered, “but we got really bad news about the baby. I need you to leave work.” The Box family already included two boys, Kellen and Everett, ages 1 and 3. Soon her husband was by her side. She broke...

baby named Simon Crosier lived only 88.5 days due to an unwanted Do Not Resuscitate order, but his short life is being honored by a new bill in Missouri called “Simon’s Law.” When Simon was born with the genetic disorder Trisomy 18, some doctors labeled him as “incompatible with life.” Unsurprisingly, many mothers of children with the condition are encouraged to have abortions, but Simon’s parents refused. Even though babies with the condition tend to live less than a year, Simon’s mother Sheryl Crosier said she believes that their lives still should be fought for as hard and long as...

At 21 weeks gestation, Sarah Hynes learned that her preborn son, Seán, had Edward’s syndrome, or Trisomy 18. Hynes had never heard of the condition and was devastated when doctors told her that her son was “incompatible with life.” Told that she had the option to abort, Hynes knew immediately that she would choose life for Seán. “I knew straightaway that’s not how I wanted to deal with this situation,” she told Newstalk FM. She continued with the pregnancy, knowing that at any moment she could miscarry. Even if Seán survived the pregnancy, there was no way to know how...

A March for Life event was led by pro-lifers commemorating little Annabelle Marie Roos whose family refused to abort her after she was diagnosed with a rare genetic disorder. The message of the Annabelle’s Army marchers is “Every Life Matters, Every Life Counts.” On January 5th, little Annabelle was carried into heaven to be with Jesus. She peacefully passed away in the arms of her mom with her dad and aunt rubbing her gently. Annabelle was diagnosed on July 14, 2014 with full Trisomy 18. When doctors recommended terminating the pregnancy, or killing Annabelle in the womb, the Roos family...

Before Simon’s arrival my husband, Scott, and I lost six children through miscarriage. With each loss the sting of pain was greater. After we lost our daughter Faith in September 2008, we rid our home of most of our baby items.Losing a child is a pain so deep that is difficult for anyone to grasp. It can be like falling down a chasm that seems to have no bottom. The chasm is lined with thorn branches that scrape and pull at your skin when you remember what you have lost.When we learned we were expecting in early 2010, Scott and...

FULL TITLE: Doctors decided this baby’s life wasn’t worth saving. Now a Missouri legislator wants to make sure it never happens again. Imagine being in a hospital watching your recently born child gasp for air as his or her oxygen levels plummet. Imagine watching in horror as medical professionals stand by doing absolutely nothing, indicating to you through body language and inaction that your son or daughter is not worth saving. This is exactly what befell Sheryl and Scott Crosier, of St. Louis, Missouri, in December 2010 when they lost their three-month-old son Simon who had the chromosomal abnormality Trisomy...

Zachary Diamond and Angie Nunes look at their "wonderfully healthy" 6-month-old son Solomon, knowing they might have terminated the pregnancy — all because of a popular prenatal test that was wrong. The Portland, Oregon, couple was encouraged to use a new noninvasive blood test that their doctor said was "99 percent" accurate in predicting chromosomal abnormalities. The test revealed the fetus had Trisomy 18 or Edwards syndrome, a painful genetic condition that is nearly always fatal, and their doctor told them to prepare for the worst. "If you google Trisomy 18, your heart will just shatter with the prognosis," Diamond,...

We have a friend, Kayse, here in Michigan who has a beautiful little 2 year old girl named Lila. Kayse sent us an update the other day (Saturday September 27th) because Lila has been sick for the last couple of weeks. Most people have read about the viruses making their way around the country and get a little nervous about their children getting one of these viruses that have put so many children in the hospital. Well, we pay close attention to these updates that we receive because Lila has Trisomy 18 (Edwards Syndrome) which is the same chromosome abnormality...

“How is Faith doing?” That is probably the question I have heard the most in the last five years. Every time I get asked that question, I have the same general answer: “She is doing okay, but the doctors still have not figured out _____.” I shock myself with how many medical terms I now understand without ever having gone to medical school, and I am only 15! Faith Victoria Smith was born on December 23, 2008. I was so excited to have a second sister — now it matched my two brothers! She is the best Christmas present I...