Safety Exit
  • Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to footer
Exhale

Exhale

Listen | Support | Validate

  • About
    • What is Pro-Voice?
    • Exhale History
    • Leadership Team
    • Anti-Oppression Policy
    • Press
  • Get Support
    • After-Abortion Textline
    • Support Groups
    • After-abortion Resources
    • Self-Care
  • Volunteer
    • Become a Counselor
    • Work Behind the Scenes
    • Join the Board of Directors
  • Community
    • After-Abortion Stories
    • Exhale Blog
  • Contact
    • Request Training
    • Outreach Materials
    • Contact Exhale
Donate

He Was Loved, But He Was Sick

November 5, 2020 By Exhale Leave a Comment

Submitted by: Rachel

At 20 weeks we went in for our anatomy scan. It was a little boy, but the ventricles in his brain were enlarged. We were referred to maternal fetal medicine, then the children’s hospital of Philadelphia.

The results… he had a rare genetic disorder, trisomy 12p. He would never speak, walk, know us — his parents. We would have to do everything for him, his whole life… the short life they projected. He would never eat by himself, go to the bathroom, have a job, or a relationship. His quality of life would be extremely limited.

And with that we had to make a decision, the hardest decision we would ever make. No one is ever ready or prepared for it. We did what we thought was best. Our son did not deserve to live a life of pain and suffering, so we chose to end it for him. All he knew was his mammas warm, safe, loving womb. We live with the pain everyday but in our hearts we knew we did was best for our beautiful boy. He will always be loved and remembered.

Filed Under: After-Abortion Stories

Reader Interactions

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Support Exhale

Help us continue to provide this imperative service.

Give Now

Footer

Contact

P.O. Box 14562 San Francisco, CA 94114
  • Amazon
  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • TikTok
  • Twitter

Navigation

  • Privacy Policy
  • Give Now
  • Terms of Use

Join our Mailing List

* indicates required

Copyright © 2023 · Exhale

Exhale is a 501(c)3 organization (EIN/tax ID: 94-3393719)