Tuesday, March 13, 2007

A Place to Turn When a Newborn Is Fated to Die
by Neela Banerjee, The New York Times 3/13/2007

"Most couples choose to have an abortion when they learn that the fetus has a fatal condition. But experts say about 20 to 40 percent of families given such diagnoses opt to carry the pregnancy to term, and an increasing number of them, like the Kilibardas, have turned to programs called perinatal hospice for help with the practical and spiritual questions that arise ..." (more)

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