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To all
Obstetricians & Perinatologists
At some point in your medical career, you will have a patient come into
your office who’s child will be diagnosed with a rare chromosomal
abnormality. You will find yourselves medically inclined to tell that
patient they should not have this child, as it will never survive, or if it
does, it will change their lives forever. Before you utter those awful
words “No hope or incompatible with life”, stop and rethink things a bit.
Remember this patient has felt her baby move, kick, and squirm. This is a
baby! A baby that she already loves and is waiting for. Please remember
this patient relies on you for medical knowledge. Please don’t abuse this
knowledge to persuade that patient into doing something she may not want to
do. Please present the facts of the situation as you know them, but
remembering that you are also only human, and you cannot possibly know the
fate of each child.
Remember to be kind and compassionate to this patient. What you say to
her will affect her for the rest of her life! Please do not force abortion
on this patient. Remember that it’s her choice not yours. Please allow her
to make her own decision. Please provide her with the resources and support
groups in order for her to do so. Please treat her with the same respect,
dignity, and support that you would give any of your other patients.
Remember, one day you may find yourself sitting at your desk and the
patient sitting across from you could possibly be someone that you love,
such as your sister, family member, or a close friend. What will you say
then? Will this child suddenly become “Just a fetus” or” less than human”
then?
Samuel’s mom, Mary Mabeus
Click here for
Samuel's page
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"I believe that I have never seen
the glory of God and the beauty of humanity more than through the lives of
these babies and children and their parents."
~ E.H.T, MD
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Compiled by Kylie Sheffield (mum of