‘We never stopped trusting’: expecting triplets, couple was advised to make a horrifying choice | LifeSiteNews.com: At twelve weeks, when it became clear that Jennifer was expecting triplets, her obstetrician referred her to a specialist. The ultrasound showed that the babies were all doing well. So the parents were shocked when the doctor began to paint a frightening picture.
She recited statistics about the special dangers of pregnancy and fetal development with triplets, the potential birth defects and complications that could attend multiple births. “The glass was always half-empty,” Erin recalled, “never half full.”
“Is there anything wrong with the children?” the parents wanted to know. “Not at this point,” the doctor said. “But triplets are dangerous. And you know, if they all survive to term, it takes parents more than 24 hours a day to care properly for three infants.” After listing all the things that could go wrong, the doctor proposed a solution: “Selective reduction.”
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