The Pros And Cons Of Trisomy 13

After much thought and consideration, I have come to the difficult conclusion that having an abortion would be the most humane decision, not only for the baby, but for myself (the mother) and for my theoretical spouse, children, and other family members. Trisomy 13 is an awful chromosomal abnormality that has no cure. This is not a disease such as down syndrome that a child could live with. Research has shown that most babies with Trisomy 13 do not even live to be a year old. The rare percentage of babies that live over a year have severe defects and do not live a long, sustainable life. I want my child to have the highest quality of life possible. I would never want to bring a child into the world to have it suffer. Trisomy 13 guarantees a