Reclaiming Our Children: A Blog About Healing After Abortion

Sadly, this woman thought abortion was the answer to her adverse diagnosis:

• By Catholic Online (NEWS CONSORTIUM)
• 10/25/2012

British
mother Hilary Freeman was set to welcome her daughter Elodie into the
world – until she learned her child would be disabled and might only
live briefly if born. She made the decision to abort her child – and has
found no solace ever since.

"She said she was sorry, but the full
amniocentesis results showed that Elodie had a chromosome condition
called Trisomy 2 Mosaicism (an extra copy of chromosome two), which is
so rare that . there are only five children known to be living with it
in the world, and only seven live births recorded in medical
literature."

"Each of the surviving children has severe, but
different, disabilities: brain damage, feeding problems, heart and
kidney problems, and physical deformities. Chromosome two is so
fundamental to human life that, usually, a problem with it causes
spontaneous early miscarriage," Freeman says.

"The doctors all
made it clear they thought a termination (a euphemism for an
intentionally procured abortion) was for the best. (My partner) Mickael
said he'd be supportive of whatever decision I made, but he was also
clear that it wouldn't be fair to let our baby suffer." Here is the rest: http://www.catholic.org/hf/family/story.php?id=48205

Here is my comment to her. Please keep her in prayer

I am sorry you felt like you had to abort your baby because it was going
to die. So many people who get adverse diagnosis are led to believe, as
you seem to have been led, that this is an answer to an adverse
diagnosis and that somehow you are sparing your child.

The truth is, abortion is never ok . How wonderful for both you and
your baby if you had been able to hold and love her while she was alive
and for however period of time God allowed her to be on this earth.

The situation is heart wrenching, and as I have said before, many truly
believe aborting is compassionate for their child. Most however learn in
time, that it is never compassionate to kill someone and are left to
deal with the aftermath. At Lumina, we offer retreats for those who
abort due to an adverse diagnosis, many who felt like you in the
beginnings only to realize how wrong they were.

I pray that when you are able you seek help with others who have gone
through a similar experience so that you may heal. It is easy to justify
these abortion under false compassion. Abortion is never the answer,
but our God is always merciful and forgiving and understands how people
can be led to this, but that never makes it right.

here is some information you may find helpful
http://postabortionhelp.org/pah/poor-pre-natal/