{"id":93405,"date":"2016-04-27T09:01:46","date_gmt":"2016-04-27T13:01:46","guid":{"rendered":"\/news\/?p=93405"},"modified":"2016-04-27T10:20:07","modified_gmt":"2016-04-27T14:20:07","slug":"miscarried-7-weeks-siblings-riley-annabelle-saving-lives","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/miscarried-7-weeks-siblings-riley-annabelle-saving-lives\/","title":{"rendered":"Miscarried at 7 and 8 weeks, Riley and Annabelle are changing minds about abortion"},"content":{"rendered":"
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When Mindy Danison miscarried her baby boy<\/a> Riley at 7 weeks gestation, she was\u00a0devastated. But a dream from God led her down a path very few could have imagined. As she shared images of Riley on Facebook, she knew that he could help save the lives of preborn babies at risk of being aborted. And when she miscarried her daughter Annabelle at 8 weeks gestation, she knew that she had to share her life as well, in hopes of saving even more babies.<\/p>\n

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\"Riley,

Riley, 7 1\/2 weeks<\/p><\/div>\n

These two innocent and short lives helped change hearts and minds about abortion. Since their stories<\/a> spread across the world, Danison has received both praise and criticism for the choice to show images of what her preborn children (and all preborn children) really look like. But the positive feedback has far overshadowed the negative.<\/p>\n

\u201cI have had a lot of people message me and tell me that their story has inspired them to not abort their child,\u201d explains Danison. \u201cI\u2019ve also had many more tell me they have lost babies around the same time and they didn\u2019t get to say goodbye, and seeing Riley and Annabelle, and their photos helped them find peace and helped them know they were not crazy because not only have medical providers kept the truth far from our faces and minds but they have made so many parents \u2013 both men and women \u2013 feel like they were not allowed to grieve and be sad and cry because [they told the parents the baby] wasn\u2019t anything but \u2018clots and tissue\u2019.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"Annabelle,

Annabelle, at 8 weeks, 5 days old.<\/p><\/div>\n

Families have reached out to Danison for advice after learning they had lost their own babies. Parents are learning from Danison and others that they don\u2019t have to go through a procedure remove their baby from the uterus after a miscarriage. They are learning that they can stand up to doctors, deliver their babies at home, and give them a proper burial. This is a beautiful gift.<\/p>\n

\"Annabelle

Annabelle 8 weeks, 5 days<\/p><\/div>\n

Babies at this gestation are aborted after the mother ingests abortion pills, as described in this video<\/a> by Dr. Anthony Levatino. During this point in pregnancy, the baby has a beating heart, forming hands and feet, and a little developing face.<\/p>\n