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[quote=Anonymous]When we found out our baby had Trisomy 21, we were approaching the limit for abortions in Virginia. The doctor said, “There are places we can send you in DC.” We ultimately kept the pregnancy, but it was a very hard decision to make. Our child is only a few months old, and we have already accrued hundreds of thousands of dollars in medical bills; thank God we have good insurance! While I don’t regret our choice, I’m glad it was OUR choice. No one should be forced into this. If you think you might want to terminate in a situation like ours, my advice is to get the screening tests as soon as possible. Ask if they aren’t offered to you. The NIPT can be taken as early as 10 weeks. We weren’t offered it until I was 13 or 14 weeks along, then we took a few weeks to think about whether we wanted to take it, and then it took several weeks to get the results. After the results came back positive, it took a few days to get in for an ultrasound and amniocentesis, and then over a week to get the results and schedule a meeting with a genetic counselor. Then of course we needed time to consider our decision. All of this is to say that there would be very little time to get an abortion if a 15-week ban goes into effect, so be proactive about testing and discuss with your partner what you would do in a worst-case scenario. [/quote]

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