Woman dies after refusing life-saving abortion

Well It turns out that life saving abortion isn't just a liberal scam to kill babies as many here would claim. This woman was told she would die if she didn't abort, and she refused. Now her family will have the very difficult task of raising a child without her, and the child will never know his mother. She should have aborted and adopted instead.
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Woman dies after refusing life-saving abortion

Friday 08 October 2010
A woman who went ahead with her pregnancy knowing she could die has passed away 13 months after giving birth.

Donna Blanks, 32, was warned by doctors that kidney problems meant a complete pregnancy could kill her - and she needed to abort her baby to survive.

But Donna - who had longed to be a mother for 13 years- vowed to keep 'her little miracle'.

Donna's mum, Sallie, said: 'Being a mother was the only thing my daughter wanted to do in life.

'She believed she had been blessed with a miracle when she discovered she was pregnant - and would sacrifice anything to protect her unborn baby - even herself.

'There was nothing on this earth that would stop her. She was going to have that baby whether it took her life or not.

Donna’s pregnancy caused great strain for the brave mum - she had to come off her kidney medication, leaving her in horrendous pain.

After just 27 weeks, Donna gave birth to a premature baby Cade, who doctors thought would not survive.

However, they hadn’t banked on Cade inheriting the same resilience as his mum. He survived a serious operation on his heart and two bouts of complicated surgery to fix problems with his bowels.

But as Cade grew stronger, Donna was becoming weaker. The diabetes she had been diagnosed with aged 12 was weakening her strenuous pregnancy.

Her mum Sallie said: 'Donna was so happy, but I could tell that her health was gradually growing worse.

'Rather than having that new-mum glow, Donna didn't look well at all. But my daughter was a fighter, and she battled on and looked after her son with our help.'

After three and a half months, baby Cade was strong enough to leave hospital. However Donna’s only hope of living – a kidney transplant – proved difficult when a problem with her heart meant she couldn't have the operation straight away.

In September, Donna was rushed to hospital but told her mother she felt 'right as rain' and could be home the next day.

But in the early hours of September 22, doctors broke the heartbreaking news to Sallie that her daughter had gone into cardiac arrest and died.

Sallie added: 'She was born to be a mum, and when she discovered she was pregnant, there was nothing that would stop her from realising her dream.'

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Why do you get to decide that for her? I thought it was all about the choice. Many parents have sacrificed themsleves, and even their own life for their children. I would hope most would. Why the outrage? Sad yes, but that is all.

 

I agree completely her choice. I find it heroic.

 

She gave her life for the life of her baby. As opposed to killing a baby to avoid the consequences of having a sexual encounter.

 

Because, as is the case with so many other issues, it's all about "free choice" so, long as the individual citizen, makes a decision in a manner consistent with what these liberals want, or say they should do.

 

It was her decision to make. I don't agree with it, but it was still her decision.

However, there are some in the anti-abortion crowd who would not have allowed her to abort to save her own life, if that's what she wanted to do.

 

Free choice until you dont want the abortion huh?

now your true colors show

 

There is nothing heroic death.

 

did he say she should have been forced to have an abortion? or just that he didnt agree with the decision?

as always righties confuse having a choice, with having to like the choice.

 

Well she made a pretty dumb decision.

 

I do mind for two reasons. One, it's a weak debate technique, and two I was speaking of the women who use abortion as emergency birth control. I would not want a woman to be prevented from choosing an abortion, if her life were at risk.

 

She had kidney disease and diabetes? Hereditary diseases. Glad she was thinking of the kid when she chose to get pregnant and not herself.

 

fair enoug, those comments just seemed out of place considering the circumstances.

so do you feel that way because you think the life of the woman has more value than the "life" of the fetus?

 

That, you are correct. But, this was about the OP's outrage. It's inconsistent with the "free choice" stance. I guess I am assuming he has one of those and is not pro-abortion no matter the situation. I guess he could be.

I think the science community has an obligation to show evidence that the unborn child is not a life. Until they do that, I will be pro-life. I feel like if they are the ones that want to mess with nature, they have to show it is moral...not the other way around. Pro-lifers do not have a burden to prove it is a life.

 

free choice doesnt mean anyone has to like your choice....just that they believe you deserve to make it for yourself.

 

You might want to tell that to the millions of men (and women) who've died for this country.

 

I think it was a dumb thing to do, but it's not really my business if she wants to give her life for her baby, not. It might be some maternal instinct that I will never understand. From a loving mother's point of view, this might have been a really great idea, and I am in no position to say she was wrong. It's really up to the individual.

 

To get on a blog and criticize the woman that she "should have" made the other choice isn't exactly just "disliking" it, IMO.

 

Good for her. She made an honorable choice, albeit fatal. May she rest in peace.

 

its also not taking away her choice either....or suggesting we should, or calling for it.

 

honorable would have been not getting pregnant (assuming she knew the risk beforehand)

 

No, honorable in your mind would've been a government regulator keeping her from getting pregnant through forced birth control.

I have no problem with people bringing children into this world knowing there are risks. My wife and I did the same thing when we decided to have another baby after having an Autistic child. But I'm sure you would've liked for the federalis to force my wife to have an abortion rather than assume the risk of bringing another non-producer into the world.

Heil Hitler!

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Godwin's_law

clearly if I think a woman who knows she might die and wont be around for her child isnt being responsible....then that means I want to force abortions and that I hate special needs children....

great comprehension skills you have there

 

It was her choice. She loved that child more than her own life. Of what bussiness is it of yours?

 

she chose life for her child above her own life. As a parent I can understand that and would lay my life down in a heartbeat to save my children.

To those of you posting here that think she was stupid or made a poor choice, I guess it's a good thing that your parents had similar beliefs to this woman; eh?