The Baby Gianna Story Part II

Creative Minority Report ^ | 2-16-10 | Matt Archbold

[marcbold]

Rebecca had been on the fence for months over whether to abort her child as her boyfriend wanted her to. But through Jessica Chominski’s efforts and prayers, along with volunteers at the crisis pregnancy center, Rebecca made the brave decision to keep her baby. Unfortunately, Rebecca’s boyfriend upon learning that she’d chosen to keep the baby kicked her savagely and repeatedly in the stomach.

While treating her, doctors discovered fetal abnormalities in the 18-week-old fetus, including diseased kidneys and underdeveloped lungs resulting from a dearth of amniotic fluid. Despite being in a Catholic hospital, the doctor stunned them by saying that since the baby had no chance of living he recommended an abortion.

Jessica was stunned but managed to remind him that they were in a Catholic hospital but the doctor, according to Jessica, merely said that while he couldn’t do it there, Rebecca could come to his office in Abington where he could arrange it.

“'Utter frustration', 'Disappointing', 'Infuriating'” are still some of the only words Jessica can use to describe her feelings regarding the doctor's suggestion in a Catholic hospital.

After months of working with the baby's mother to help her choose life, the doctor at the Catholic hospital "kicked back all the work we’d done."

"We were backtracked to where we’d been in June. I was devastated,” she said. “It just seemed that there was no safe harbor for this child. This poor little sheep had no shepherd.”

Jessica knew that if she hadn't been right there next to Rebecca, the pregnancy likely would've ended in an abortion. She said so many people seek out Catholic hospitals because “they believe that they’ll respect the dignity of the person. And when recommendations such as abortion come from a Catholic institution people accept it. There’s so much authority there.”

[SumProVita]

I am copying and saving this beautiful story. Thank you so much for posting it.

;-)

[brytlea]

This reminds me of the testimony of a woman who goes to our church. She had a baby with anencephaly (no brain basically). But instead of aborting she carried the child to term. Of course, the baby died, but she was able to hold her baby. It was a very moving story. Her courage and strength and faith were something I could only aspire to.
On a little different note, and taking nothing away from the story, I have to say, we really need to work harder in our culture to teach girls to be much more discerning about who they sleep with. I doubt this boyfriend turned from a wonderful upstanding person into a monster in the blink of an eye. I hope this young woman has a wonderful life and children with a good man. They ARE out there.

[christianhomeschoolmommaof3]

Beautiful story! I will never understand why someone would recommend killing a child just because they won’t live long anyway. It is worth everything just to be able to hold a precious baby for a few minutes.

[July4]

Thank you for reminding us again how precious life is. I recently stood at the bedside of an elderly relative who had been coerced into signing a “Living Will.” I watched helplessly as the unconscious old lady bled to death. My requests to have her moved to a hospital were refused. She had signed papers she probably didn't understand, foregoing emergency help.

Our nation was founded in the Judeo/Christian tradition, and I'm ready to take it back.

[radiohead]

A beautiful story.

[Chode]

CINO hospital i guess... no charges against the boyfriend???