{"id":225596,"date":"2020-06-15T10:59:34","date_gmt":"2020-06-15T15:59:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.liveaction.org\/news\/?p=225596"},"modified":"2020-06-15T00:08:07","modified_gmt":"2020-06-15T05:08:07","slug":"conjoined-twins-refused-abortion-preschool","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/conjoined-twins-refused-abortion-preschool\/","title":{"rendered":"Formerly conjoined twins whose parents refused abortion just graduated preschool"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Formerly conjoined twins, who survived a 15-hour separation surgery, have just graduated from preschool, and are heading the kindergarten. It’s another exciting update for the boys who beat the odds, starting with when their parents refused abortion<\/a>.<\/p>\n

In 2014, a couple in Jacksonville, Florida, got unexpected news: they were expecting conjoined twins<\/a>. While doctors said the boys’ positioning lent well to a possible separation, the couple still faced judgment for their decision to choose life. “The judgement we\u2019re getting is something else. There\u2019s people telling us we should have terminated the pregnancy. There\u2019s people telling us we shouldn\u2019t carry this out,\u201d Bryan Mirabel, the boys’ father, told First Coast News<\/a>.<\/p>\n

But the Jacksonville community embraced the family, and in May of 2015, Carter and Conner were successfully separated<\/a> at Wolfson Children’s Hospital in Jacksonville. They spent the first year of their lives in the hospital recovering, but now, they’re happy and thriving little boys, fulfilling mom Michelle Brantley’s dream.<\/p>\n