{"id":296128,"date":"2023-09-01T12:38:42","date_gmt":"2023-09-01T17:38:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.liveaction.org\/news\/?p=296128"},"modified":"2023-08-31T18:09:19","modified_gmt":"2023-08-31T23:09:19","slug":"told-life-risk-baby-die-refused-abortion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/told-life-risk-baby-die-refused-abortion\/","title":{"rendered":"Told that she and her baby would both likely die, she still refused abortion"},"content":{"rendered":"
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It’s a situation the media has been replaying: a sick mother, a sick baby, and <\/span>abortion. <\/span><\/p>\n

In 2015, Michael and Angela Bakker were facing <\/span>both<\/span><\/i> heartbreaking situations. Their preborn baby girl Naomi was deemed unlikely to survive, and Angela’s health was on the line. In a society in which killing preborn humans is labeled ‘health care’, the Bakkers could have become the poster family for so-called medically-necessary abortion, exploited by the pro-abortion agenda. <\/span><\/p>\n

But they didn’t.<\/span><\/p>\n

Expecting Naomi<\/b><\/p>\n

They had spent years trying to get pregnant before welcoming son Nathanial and then learning they were expecting Naomi, both of whom were created through the use of in vitro fertilization (IVF). (Editor’s Note: <\/em><\/span>Live Action does not support the use of IVF. Read more about this here<\/a>. However, we believe that all human beings, regardless of their means of conception, have human dignity and value, and are worthy of the right to life. This includes embryos who may die, be destroyed, or remain perpetually frozen as a result of reproductive technologies.<\/em>) <\/span><\/p>\n

The Bakkers attempted to implant every embryo they created, but sadly, the rest did not survive.<\/span><\/p>\n

Now, with all eyes on Naomi, she was struggling to gain weight and Angela was dealing with her own health issues. For some doctors, the answer was abortion.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Michael and Nathanial with Angela and Naomi. Photo courtesy of Angela and Michael Bakker. Do not reprint.<\/p><\/div>\n

Getting a second opinion<\/b><\/p>\n

Angela was seeing a maternal-fetal medicine (MFM) doctor in Reno because she was approaching her 40th birthday. At one appointment, when the doctor asked her how she was feeling, Bakker responded, “Great!”<\/span><\/p>\n

The doctor, however, said, “Well that’s surprising because <\/span>everything<\/span><\/i> is wrong with your pregnancy.”<\/span><\/p>\n

Angela explained, “She said, ‘Your baby is measuring behind. She’s not being fed in utero. She’s really far behind in size and this pregnancy’s not viable in my opinion.\u2019 No one in Reno… mentioned abortion. They just said it was a hopeless situation.”<\/span><\/p>\n

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