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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I would have terminated at 12 weeks. I honestly don't know about 16 or later. Maybe?[/quote] +1. It would get much harder later in the pregnancy. I think I would still lean towards termination. I have a friend that terminated at 20 weeks for spina bifida, which I am sure sounds heartless to some. The kicker is that her second child (this would have been her third) also has spina bifida and they moved forward with that pregnancy. The child has had a pretty hard road of it - major surgeries almost every year. Basically no function from the waist down. Wheelchair. Learning challenges despite being intelligent. Depression. ASD. Major challenges to live independently. And that's in a family where they are fortunate to have financial resources to provide everything. Child went to a special needs school for several years to the tune of $50k a year. I don't think she regrets it but I think knowing what she knows she could not do it again.[/quote]
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