Worried with the doctor's assessment, the couple sought a second opinion, who confirmed the diagnosis. "My brother, who is a doctor, suggested an abortion but every doctor was giving me a different opinion, which confused me all the more," she says. Despite that, I was being asked to carry to term the baby," Shefali says. Only one doctor advised abortion without hesitation after going through her medical reports on e-mail; the doctor did not know she had crossed the 20-week mark. Her daughter's short life was filled with hospital visits, and news of a new medical complication each day.

Source: dna January 18, 2017 02:43 UTC