{"id":91296,"date":"2016-04-06T16:32:35","date_gmt":"2016-04-06T20:32:35","guid":{"rendered":"\/news\/?p=91296"},"modified":"2016-04-06T20:47:07","modified_gmt":"2016-04-07T00:47:07","slug":"families-chose-life-faced-fetal-abnormalities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/families-chose-life-faced-fetal-abnormalities\/","title":{"rendered":"These families chose life when faced with fetal abnormalities"},"content":{"rendered":"
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No parent wants to hear that their child has been\u00a0diagnosed with a fetal abnormality. \u00a0But some families compound the tragedy, aborting their children rather than giving them a shot at life. Some are convinced to have the abortion\u00a0– and\u00a0others even claim<\/a> that they are aborting\u00a0out of love.<\/p>\n

But the\u00a0truth is that\u00a0abortion, by its very nature, can never be a loving act, because it has one objective: to kill the child.\u00a0Some children have been aborted, only to later find\u00a0that\u00a0the doctors were wrong<\/a>. Fortunately, other babies\u00a0were allowed to live<\/a>\u00a0after being misdiagnosed. Following are four families who chose life for their children in the face of death…<\/p>\n

The Dennis Family<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

In 2013, Florida couple Lindsey and Kevin Dennis received a prenatal diagnosis of anencephaly for their 20-week-old daughter, Sophie.\u00a0Rather than choose abortion like their doctor suggested, Sophie was born and lived for 10 hours, where loving friends and family stood by her side.<\/p>\n

Lindsey spoke about<\/a> how people asked why she was still carrying her daughter, but she also spoke of faith in God and wrote:<\/p>\n

So though sadness and grief surround us always\u2026 there is a beauty of the Joy and Celebration of her life mixed in the sadness. Joy and sadness can be a beautiful thing.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

In 2014, the Dennis couple also carried to term their daughter, Dasah, who was diagnosed with<\/a>\u00a0acrania, a similar condition at 12-weeks. Dasah lived for 12 hours, and has likewise been celebrated and remembered by her family in a blog post<\/a> and the video below.<\/p>\n

About the day Dasah was born, Lindsey wrote:<\/p>\n

Loving you that day brought joy, praise, laughter, tears and sorrow. \u00a0Joy as we delighted in the life and breath God was giving you for those 12 hours and sorrow as we knew \u201cgood-bye\u201d would come far too soon. \u00a0But this is Love. \u00a0And this is why we chose to carry you to term, to walk through a loss we knew all too well a second time\u2026 for love. \u00a0For the love of you, our second born daughter. \u00a0Loving you meant we would embrace joy and also sorrow. \u00a0That we would willingly step into the heartache of loss because we knew it was worth it to give you life.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n