by Amy Collier | Apr 28, 2015 | D&E, Hydrocephalus, Neural Tube Defects, Spina Bifida
Abortion restrictions endanger lives. I know this because they endangered mine. By H. R. The pregnancy was very normal and everything seemed to be going fine. I had the free-cell DNA test and that came back normal, so didn’t feel the need for any second...
by Amy Collier | Mar 19, 2015 | D&E, Hydrocephalus, Neural Tube Defects, Spina Bifida, Stories
I don’t regret our decision. But I am so heartbroken that we were forced to make it. Anonymous It took almost two years to conceive our first child, Cade. We had him after seven rounds of clomid and one IUI. I got pregnant with Elise the month after I stopped...
by JD | Mar 15, 2015 | Hydrocephalus, Neural Tube Defects, Spina Bifida, Stories
We named her Irish, meaning “luck.” By A.F. My husband and I were happy to learn that we were expecting another baby. Our little boy was already two, so our kids would be two and a half years apart just as we’d planned. When I was 18 weeks pregnant I...
by JD | Mar 8, 2015 | D&E, Hydrocephalus, Induction/L&D, Neural Tube Defects, Practical Information, Q&A, Spina Bifida
If your doctor doesn’t perform the procedure you want, ask to be referred to someone who does. Have a question for Ending a Wanted Pregnancy? Email us. Q: My unborn child has been diagnosed with severe spina bifida with hydrocephalus at week 19 gestation. My...
by Amy Collier | Mar 8, 2015 | Anencephaly, Induction/L&D, Neural Tube Defects
I was only 17 at the time. This was my first child. By C.C. I found out three months into my pregnancy that I my baby was a girl. I also found out she had anencephaly. My body didn’t have enough folic acid to allow the baby’s brain and skull to form. I was...
by JD | Mar 7, 2015 | Anencephaly, D&E, Neural Tube Defects, Stories
Because of anti-abortion laws in my state, we had to drive to another state for a surgical facility that would perform the procedure to end my pregnancy. A Mother in Mississippi My husband and I already had a beautiful little girl when we conceived our second child....
