By Texas Right to Life Late last month, Puerto Rican rapper Wisin (Juan Luis Morera Luna) took to social media to announce the passing of his one-month-old daughter, Victoria. Victoria was diagnosed in utero with Trisomy 13, a terminal chromosomal abnormality. Many...
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“Appalling”: parents call out Sabina Higgins on abortion for disability push
Editor’s note. This appeared on the webpage of the Irish pro-life organization, Life Institute. Sabina Higgins is the wife of Michael D Higgins, the President of Ireland. Last week, the strongest response to the deplorable abuse of privilege that was Sabina Higgins’...
Alexander the Great: “He was tougher than any diagnosis”
Editor’s note. The following powerful story appeared in the newsletter of New York State Right to Life, NRLC’s state affiliate. Those who attended Lobby for Life Day heard Nora Flores, RN, share the powerful story of her son, Alexander - "the Great" as they like to...
Parents and Many Pediatricians Disagree over treatment of babies born with Trisomy 13 or Trisomy18
By Dave Andrusko Yesterday we ran a story by Alex Schadenberg which reinforced something we know to be true but is not widely understood: That most parents of children with Trisomy 13 or Trisomy18 conditions (in this case Canadian parents) consider their child to be...