Rachel Mary's Story
Three doctors told Rachel Mary's parents that she needed to be aborted. They told her mother that she had no amniotic fluid and that Rachel Mary had a chromosomal abnormality incompatible with life. Her mother was told that her baby would most certainly die and that she could die as well.
Rachel Mary, now 20 years old, tells her story.
The fact of the matter is that abortion is never medically necessary to save the life of the mother. See the Dublin Declaration, signed by over 1,000 medical professionals:
“As experienced practitioners and researchers in obstetrics and gynaecology, we affirm that direct abortion – the purposeful destruction of the unborn child – is not medically necessary to save the life of a woman.
We uphold that there is a fundamental difference between abortion, and necessary medical treatments that are carried out to save the life of the mother, even if such treatment results in the loss of life of her unborn child.
We confirm that the prohibition of abortion does not affect, in any way, the availability of optimal care to pregnant women.”