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Manda and Richard Grover tried for years to have a baby.\u00a0 Then \u2014 surprise! \u2014 they found out they were having two!\u00a0 When they went to the doctor, however, scans indicated one of the\u00a0twins had Down\u2019s syndrome.\u00a0Imagine being pregnant with twins and finding out this news. That must be so scary!<\/p>\n
They were shocked at the advice they got from doctors.<\/p>\n
Repeatedly, they asked these parents if\u00a0they\u00a0wanted to abort the twin that had Down syndrome. Can you imagine?\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
The Daily Mail<\/em> has the story:<\/p>\n A mother of twins has revealed she was repeatedly asked by doctors whether she wanted to abort her son with Down\u2019s syndrome.<\/p>\n Manda and Richard Grover from Horsham, West Sussex, longed for a baby for years and were delighted when they found out they were having two.<\/p>\n But after a scan revealed there was a high probability that one of the twins, their son, would have Down\u2019s syndrome, the couple were given the option to abort \u2013 and felt they had to repeatedly defend their decision to keep both their children.<\/p>\n Manda, 44, said: \u2018I had waited so long for my babies. The thought that I would be getting rid of one, or even risk losing both was just not an option.\u2019<\/p>\n Their children, Jack and Jessica, are now two and both are \u2018just as perfect as each other\u2019, she said. She added: \u2018It\u2019s hard to believe that if I\u2019d taken the advice of many people along the line, my beautiful boy would not be here today.\u2019<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n I hate it that doctors approach women during their distress and suggest abortion.\u00a0 Can you even imagine that conversation later in life?\u00a0\u00a0Explaining to the surviving twin that you just didn\u2019t want to deal with the complications of her brother, so you aborted him?<\/p>\n Disgusting.\u00a0 Our family has been BLESSED by Down syndrome, and I\u2019m so thankful that Manda and Richard made the right decision \u2014 in this case, it was NOT listening to their doctors.\u00a0 Here are her cuties today!<\/p>\n Two years ago today our \u2018frozen chosen\u2019 embryos were put in me#IVF<\/a> #IVFsucess<\/a> #IVFsuccess<\/a> #twinpregnancy<\/a> #twinlife<\/a> #downsyndrome<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/fiTWz8n88z<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Manda Grover (@MandaGrover) February 23, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n
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