A Texas couple is speaking out after they say they’re being forced to continue their unviable pregnancy under the state’s tight abortion laws.
that at a 20-week ultrasound, they learned their baby has alobar holoprosencephaly, a rare condition that prevents the brain from developing properly.See the interview in the video player above.
“The main structures of the brain remain fused in the middle,” she said. “These structural differences result in a situation in which the brain does not function properly. Most of these infants do not live past a year.”The Beatons said they were planning on welcoming their baby — a boy — later this year, as she had no other complications. But after learning of the brain condition, they had to weigh their options.
Kylie Beaton said her doctor could only end the pregnancy if she developed a severe health complication, or induce labor if the fetus died.
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