{"id":259904,"date":"2021-12-29T12:43:54","date_gmt":"2021-12-29T18:43:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.liveaction.org\/news\/?p=259904"},"modified":"2021-12-28T17:59:00","modified_gmt":"2021-12-28T23:59:00","slug":"daughter-special-needs-nine-years-chose-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/daughter-special-needs-nine-years-chose-life\/","title":{"rendered":"Daughter with special needs enjoys nine precious years with her parents, who chose life"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Even though a couple\u2019s child may only live for a short while in adverse prenatal diagnosis cases, their baby is no less miraculous than one who lives for more than a few hours or years. As Nelly Mendoza-Rivera\u2019s story proves, every life is beautiful and worthy of protection.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

According to <\/span>The Arkansas Catholic<\/span><\/a>, Nelly died on Nov. 7 at the age of nine due to numerous medical issues. But her mother, Rosalba Mendoza-Martinez, has no regrets about choosing life for her daughter years ago.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cNo, I would not have chosen abortion because I have learned so much from Nelly,\u201d Mendoza-Martinez said through a translator. \u201cNelly put up with a lot of pain and everything through the surgeries, but she was given a special gift to withstand all of that pain she had when she was in the hospital. She was seen by so many people as a child that overcame all these big mountains in her life.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n