by JD | May 17, 2015 | D&E, Induction/L&D, Omphalocele, Opinion, Q&A, Stories
Some parents have enough information to make a decision at 12 weeks or earlier, but many are still being told everything is “fine” at that point. Have a question for Ending a Wanted Pregnancy? Email us. Q: Why have an abortion so late? Why not just scan...
by Amy Collier | May 6, 2015 | Induction/L&D
I could not drive by the neighbors’ houses because all the little girls were outside playing and my daughter would never do that. By R. V. I had always wanted children very much, and went through the beginning of fertility treatments with my first husband. After...
by JD | May 5, 2015 | Anencephaly, Hydrocephalus, Induction/L&D, Multiple Losses, Neural Tube Defects, Spina Bifida
We talked until we were exhausted, but always came back to the suffering our son, and then our daughter, would experience. By MJP We’re the women politicians don’t talk about. Women who were pregnant with wanted and waited for babies, not birth control...
by Amy Collier | Apr 30, 2015 | Dandy Walker Syndrome, Induction/L&D, Termination after 24 weeks
Kate, already mom to one daughter, terminated her second pregnancy at 36 weeks. She named the daughter she lost Rose. By Rachel Bertsche When Kate, a 29-year-old mom outside Boston, found out she was pregnant with a second daughter, she was elated. Then, at 36 weeks...
by Amy Collier | Mar 13, 2015 | D&C, D&E, Induction/L&D, Practical Information, Q&A
It’s our turn to ask: How did you handle the financial burden of ending your wanted pregnancy after a poor prenatal diagnosis? Have a question for Ending a Wanted Pregnancy? Email us. Q: How did you handle the financial burdens associated with ending your wanted...
by Amy Collier | Mar 9, 2015 | Congenital Heart Defects, Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome, Induction/L&D, Stories
Our baby has HLHS. We were shocked at the options the doctor presented to us. By L. B. I am 21 weeks, two days pregnant and have decided to terminate my pregnancy. This is my first pregnancy. I had wanted to conceive for several years, but my husband was not ready....
