My daughter-in-law was repeatedly approached by her obstetrician to abort my granddaughter before she was born. The plates in my granddaughter’s head did not move together at the appropriate time and it caused great concern. The pressure on my daughter-in-law to abort was relentless. Thankfully, my daughter-in-law refused even after numerous sonograms.
My granddaughter is now 14 yrs. old. She is beautiful, musically and artistically talented and at the top of her class in high school. She has been repeatedly tested because she is dyslexic but when tested was off the charts mathematically.
We are so blessed that my daughter-in-law stoically refused.
I wasn’t pressured to abort but was told I had a high likely-hood of my child having DS due to an ultrasound that showed a larger than gestational age nuchal fold and an alpha feta protein test. I’m sure I’m not spelling all of that correctly.
But I was highly pressured to get amniocentesis. They called a ob/gyn in who specialized in genetics and I saw his last name sounded Italian and he looked Italian.
So I said, “Dr. Italian Sounding Name, you know how in the Bible Mary told the angel, ‘Be it unto me according to thy word?’ Well, that’s where I am with this baby and I’m not changing my mind.”
And they never asked me again. And the baby was fine.
Remember that these stories can be traced back to an individual physician who just might sue you . And patients indeed do make things up, especially Meunchausen types.
I get similar stories about Mother Who The Doctor Said Would Die in Three Months. What the doctor said, though, was, "Every patient is an individual, but based on my experience and the research you ought to at least get your affairs in order."
Be Careful, Life News. Remember there is a chart somewhere. And I won't feel very sorry for you if you get dragged into court, carried away by your own righteous cause. Remember that Lila Rose got it on tape.
PS…Nadal IS NOT AN M.D. He’s a psychologist. And he can get his butt sued, too.