{"id":285388,"date":"2023-02-17T18:41:56","date_gmt":"2023-02-18T00:41:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.liveaction.org\/news\/?p=285388"},"modified":"2023-02-16T18:48:10","modified_gmt":"2023-02-17T00:48:10","slug":"down-syndrome-death-reject-abortion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/down-syndrome-death-reject-abortion\/","title":{"rendered":"Parents reject abortion: &#8216;Down syndrome is not a death sentence&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div><p>(<a href=\"https:\/\/pregnancyhelpnews.com\/down-syndrome-is-not-a-death-sentence-parents-reject-doctor-scheduled-abortion\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pregnancy Help News<\/a>) Zoey O\u2019Hehir took the phone call from her OB\/GYN while she was teaching her preschool class in Central West\/Orana region in NSW, Australia.<\/p>\n<p>It was an important call \u2013 one she\u2019d been waiting on for three weeks.<\/p>\n<p>Several weeks prior, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mayoclinic.org\/tests-procedures\/first-trimester-screening\/about\/pac-20394169\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">preliminary ultrasound screening and blood test<\/a> indicated her preborn baby was at high risk for two different genetic syndromes, one being Down syndrome (Trisomy 21). <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mayoclinic.org\/diseases-conditions\/down-syndrome\/symptoms-causes\/syc-20355977\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Down syndrome<\/a> is a genetic disorder caused when abnormal cell division results in an extra full or partial copy of chromosome 21, causing intellectual disability and developmental delays.<\/p>\n<p>A first-time mom, this was all new and scary to Zoey. She agreed to additional testing and an amniocentesis.<\/p>\n<p>And then she and her husband, Jake, waited \u2013 they waited for the results of the amniocentesis, and they waited for the doctor to call to schedule an appointment to discuss those results in person.<\/p>\n<p>But the call she had been waiting on was not the call she received.<\/p>\n<p><center><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/d6GewCpuC30\" width=\"640\" height=\"355\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/center>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The doctor called not to schedule an appointment to discuss the test results; instead, he called to inform Zoey about a decision he made &#8211; without input from either Zoey or Jake.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s bad news,\u201d came his voice on the other end of the phone. \u201cYour baby has Down syndrome and I\u2019ve scheduled\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Zoey, then 21 weeks pregnant with baby Arlee, interrupted the doctor \u2013 \u201cScheduled what?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve scheduled an abortion for tomorrow at 1:30 p.m.,\u201d the doctor informed Zoey.<\/p>\n<p>No discussion, no counsel about her options, no questions about what Zoey and Jake wanted to do. No, there was none of that.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe never talked [with the doctor] about the roads we would take if my baby was confirmed to have Trisomy 21,\u201d Zoey stated in contact with Pregnancy Help News, \u201cit was just assumed.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>But Zoey and Jake had made their decision even before Arlee\u2019s Down syndrome diagnosis was confirmed &#8211; they wanted their baby girl to live.<\/p>\n<p>The doctor\u2019s response left Zoey in shock.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI felt numb,\u201d Zoey recalled. \u201cI broke down in the classroom, but it wasn\u2019t because [Arlee\u2019s] Down syndrome was confirmed. I had accepted that well before the phone call. I was so upset that someone wanted to rip the baby I had grown for 21 weeks right out of me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The pain of that day was inflicted by her doctor.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was upset that someone wanted to end her life,\u201d Zoey continued. \u201cI was angry that [the doctor] wanted to abort my baby without even discussing any other options with us. I felt abandoned and empty. While this little baby just kept kicking and moving around.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Zoey and Jake were equally determined in their decision.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe would not be responsible for ending our baby\u2019s life,\u201d Zoey said, remembering their thoughts. \u201cWe were not making that choice&#8230; we just couldn\u2019t live with making that decision and questioning ourselves.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>With months left in her pregnancy, Zoey had a lot of medical appointments ahead.<\/p>\n<p>She often left those appointments in tears.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI felt like my doctor was angry with me because I didn\u2019t take his way and abort my baby,\u201d she recalled. \u201cThe care after we refused his abortion was minimal.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The doctor warned them \u2013 since they weren\u2019t going to abort \u2013 to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.abc.net.au\/news\/2021-10-08\/pressure-mothers-feel-about-babies-with-down-syndrome\/100521094\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">expect the worst<\/a>, predicting complications for baby Arlee, including lifelong dialysis treatment, stillbirth, or neonatal death.<\/p>\n<p>Zoey later discovered her doctor notified the hospital that, in the event of a medical emergency, Arlee was to receive \u201cno lifesaving medical intervention.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Another decision about Arlee\u2019s life &#8211; made without the consent of Zoey and Jake.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe was no longer my doctor from that day on,\u201d Zoey said.<\/p>\n<p><center><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/VjaFRmsj5CE\" width=\"640\" height=\"355\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/center>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Despite this doctor\u2019s plan, Arlee continued to live and was born on March 2, 2021.<\/p>\n<p>Now less than a month from celebrating her first birthday, Arlee is \u201cjust like any baby,\u201d Zoey noted. \u201cShe does everything an almost one-year-old does.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Arlee has Down syndrome; as for the additional complications Zoey\u2019s doctor projected, Arlee has none.<\/p>\n<p>The doctor\u2019s abortion plan hurt and angered Zoey, but it did not end Arlee\u2019s life. Zoey and Jake had the courage and strength to reject the doctor\u2019s choice for their daughter. It was their decision that saved Arlee\u2019s life.<\/p>\n<p>But this abortion response for babies with Down syndrome is not limited to this one pregnancy, nor is it limited to Australia.<\/p>\n<p>Aborting babies with diagnosed Down syndrome has become a common practice in the UK and Denmark, with abortion rates <a href=\"https:\/\/thelifeinstitute.net\/info\/down-syndrome-and-abortion-the-facts\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ranging near 90%<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.healthline.com\/health-news\/the-debate-over-terminating-down-syndrome-pregnancies\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">even higher<\/a>. Prenatal screenings \u2013 and <a href=\"https:\/\/pregnancyhelpnews.com\/heartbeat-president-down-syndrome-is-not-a-death-sentence\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">accompanying abortions<\/a> &#8211; led to a 2017 declaration that Iceland had \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/down-syndrome-iceland\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">basically eradicated<\/a>\u201d Down syndrome within their country.<\/p>\n<p>This happens in the U.S., too. Although <a href=\"https:\/\/pregnancyhelpnews.com\/life-and-state-law-in-2021\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">some states<\/a> are working to ban this type of <a href=\"https:\/\/pregnancyhelpnews.com\/franklin-abortion-thrives-on-discrimination\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">lethal discrimination<\/a>, 2021 statistics reveal that <a href=\"https:\/\/pregnancyhelpnews.com\/appeals-court-rules-tennessee-can-protect-babies-from-discriminatory-abortions\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">67%<\/a> of pregnancies that receive a prenatal diagnosis of Down Syndrome end in abortion.<\/p>\n<p>Prenatal screening is a double-edged sword; the same test that provides information can also bring great pressure.<\/p>\n<p>Heartbeat International\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.heartbeatinternational.org\/preventing-birth-defects\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">report<\/a> on Pro-Life Prenatal Diagnostics underscores this \u201cgreat dichotomy\u201d:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 25px;\"><em>\u201cOn one hand, we desire all mothers and babies to be healthy, and we should proactively educate them on how to achieve this. On the other hand, however, we must carefully construct our instruction in a way that avoids negatively influencing a client to seek an abortion if she should learn of a negative diagnosis regarding her baby.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Christa Brown, director of Medical Impact with Heartbeat International, noted the weight of doctors\u2019 recommendations:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em>\u201cMany mothers who face a prenatal diagnosis feel pressure to abort and are repeatedly offered the option to terminate their pregnancies by medical professionals even into their second and third trimesters.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>\u201cSome medical professionals feel that the reason for prenatal screenings is to abort those with indications of medical conditions such as Down syndrome and some will only offer support to those who choose abortion,\u201d Brown continued. \u201cOf course, not all in healthcare share these opinions, and there are others who see the value in all children and realize women need support not abortion.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Now over a year from that phone conversation with her doctor, Zoey has some advice for parents who are facing similar phone calls from their doctors:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cListen to your instincts. Breathe&#8230; take time to think. Don\u2019t be pressured.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.liveaction.org\/walgreens-cvs-petition\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-283198\" src=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Keep-Abortion-Pill-Out-Of-Walgreens-CVSLAN-Horizontal--700x180.jpg\" alt=\"Walgreens CVS banner\" width=\"700\" height=\"180\" srcset=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Keep-Abortion-Pill-Out-Of-Walgreens-CVSLAN-Horizontal--700x180.jpg 700w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Keep-Abortion-Pill-Out-Of-Walgreens-CVSLAN-Horizontal--300x77.jpg 300w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Keep-Abortion-Pill-Out-Of-Walgreens-CVSLAN-Horizontal--768x197.jpg 768w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Keep-Abortion-Pill-Out-Of-Walgreens-CVSLAN-Horizontal--500x128.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Zoey also has guidance for the medical community \u2013 calling doctors to be for others what her doctor would not be for her.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBe kind,\u201d Zoey advises. \u201cRemember we are all human. We have feelings. Show some empathy toward the parents&#8230; give them time to come to a decision.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As for Arlee, Zoey understands what she gained by rejecting her doctor\u2019s plan.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cArlee is the best thing in our life!\u201d she said. \u201cWe are so blessed to have her.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDown syndrome is not a death sentence,\u201d Zoey asserts. \u201cYou shouldn\u2019t be refused life just because you have Down Syndrome. Our baby was loved from the very start.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Zoey\u2019s doctor may not even think about that phone conversation back in December 2020. But there is no doubt it\u2019s a conversation Zoey replays in her mind. Zoey looks her decision in the face every day. And it is good. And there is no regret about Arlee.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe reminds us every day,\u201d Zoey is unwavering, \u201cthat we made the right decision.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>Editor&#8217;s Note: This article was published at <a href=\"https:\/\/pregnancyhelpnews.com\/down-syndrome-is-not-a-death-sentence-parents-reject-doctor-scheduled-abortion\">Pregnancy Help News<\/a> and is reprinted here with permission.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong class=\"appeal-container\"><a href=\"https:\/\/give.liveaction.org\/general-donation\/?utm_source=lan&amp;utm_medium=display&amp;utm_campaign=monthly&amp;utm_content=article\">Did you know that as little as $10 a month is enough to reach more than\u00a0<b>3,000 moms and dads with the truth about abortion this year?<\/b>\u00a0Click here to start saving lives 365 days a year.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(Pregnancy Help News) Zoey O\u2019Hehir took the phone call from her OB\/GYN while she was teaching her preschool class in Central West\/Orana region in NSW, Australia. 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Several weeks prior, a preliminary ultrasound screening and blood test indicated her preborn baby was [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":697,"featured_media":241785,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false},"categories":[15,7077],"tags":[19,964,19854,10950,2441,429,5589,11476,10324,19855,5792,19853,776,19852],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v20.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Parents reject abortion: &#039;Down syndrome is not a death sentence&#039;<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Immediately after receiving a Down syndrome diagnosis, doctors had already scheduled an abortion - without the parents ever asking for one.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/down-syndrome-death-reject-abortion\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Parents reject abortion: &#039;Down syndrome is not a death sentence&#039;\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Immediately after receiving a Down syndrome diagnosis, doctors had already scheduled an abortion - 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