Over the years I've received many emails from women who aborted their Trisomy 13 children. They were amazed and completely surprised that their child could have survived! Or at least grown to a point where they could reach their mothers arms. These women were given NO HOPE that their child would make it to term. They felt they had no option but to terminate with all the pressures around them. These women fall into a unique category, those who felt "pressured to interrupt their pregnancy for medical reasons."

These parents have come to the realization that it was not the trisomy 13 that took their child’s life but it was the termination that ended their child’s life. A hard place to be, accept and understand, but also the road to their healing and forgiveness.

There is an increased awareness with the unspoken shame and pain of abortion. Many women after the procedure wish they could bring their child back. They wish they could change their choice to terminate their child’s life. We appreciate the courage these women show in sharing their experiences, allowing others to understand the never ending sadness and pain termination for any reason brings. ~ ThereseAnn