Thursday, July 24, 2014

All About Jake - Part 2

Can you imagine the first conversation your doctor has with you about your baby being about terminating the pregnancy?


Jake's parents told us that because the ultrasound predicted that he would be born with problems that the doctor informed them that they could get a late-term abortion in Colorado, the most liberal state in regards to pro-abortion policies.



Abortion laws in the U.S. prior to Roe.
  Illegal
  Legal in case of rape
  Legal in case of danger to woman's health
  Legal in case of danger to woman's health, rape or incest, or likely damaged fetus
  Legal on request


Jake was going to be, what some would call, a "likely damaged fetus" due to spina bifida. His parents were mortified by the doctor's information and weren't about to terminate their baby because of some physical defect.


Therefore, Jake was born on March 30th, 2013, and lucky we are that he was, because the loss of such a beautiful soul would have been unfortunate, indeed!

4 comments:

Court said...

and I'm so glad he's alive because he is such a cute little bundle of joy! and anyone in the world would fall for his eyes :) :)

Mary Ellen said...

I know!!! Those big brown eyes of his!!!! =D

Brittany :) said...

What a ham of cuteness!! :) gah a little flirt too goodness!

Mary Ellen said...

HAHAH!!! I know he loved flirting with you so much! XD Gotta love Jake!!!