{"id":183295,"date":"2018-06-05T10:06:31","date_gmt":"2018-06-05T14:06:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.liveaction.org\/news\/?p=183295"},"modified":"2018-06-03T00:41:43","modified_gmt":"2018-06-03T04:41:43","slug":"mom-fighting-cancer-chose-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/mom-fighting-cancer-chose-life\/","title":{"rendered":"Mom fighting cancer refuses abortion: ‘I had someone else’s life to care about’"},"content":{"rendered":"
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When a pregnant mother receives a diagnosis for something like cancer, it’s often assumed that she will elect for abortion<\/a>. But some brave mothers refuse to abort their preborn babies… moms like Stacey Johnson<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Johnson was overjoyed when she realized that she was pregnant with her second child. But that joy soon turned to fear when she realized she had a lump in her breast<\/a>. Johnson was just 31 years old, and after telling her obstetrician about the lump, she underwent more testing, even though everyone assured her that it was likely nothing. A biopsy was performed, just to give Johnson peace of mind — but the biopsy came back positive for cancer<\/a>. Johnson, a neonatal intensive care nurse, was scared. \u201cUnderstanding that my case was unique, but not fully understanding all the options, this was a scary first opinion,\u201d Johnson said.<\/p>\n

READ: Mother with ovarian cancer rejects abortion and gives birth to a healthy baby<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Johnson immediately began to seek treatment, but initially, her options were not great. She was told to have an abortion at 11 weeks, which would have meant an aspiration abortion. The procedure, as explained by former abortionist Dr. Anthony Levatino below, involves using a powerful suction catheter to forcibly remove the preborn baby from their mother’s womb. The abortionist then uses a curette to scrapes the mother’s uterus and make sure that nothing of the baby is left behind.<\/p>\n