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Letter of the month My heart goes out to Gillian Triggs and I feel overwhelmed with sadness for us both. My son was diagnosed with Edwards syndrome while still in the womb, 19 years ago. I had two children, aged two and five, and the specialist gave me the same information, that he wouldn’t survive pregnancy or, at best, would spend his short life in a humidicrib. Based on this, we electively terminated the pregnancy at 22 weeks. I still mourn him and can see his tiny hands and feet, but I am thankful that I made the decision I did. I have been a single parent for 17 years now, so my and my children’s life would have been overwhelmingly difficult if he had lived as long as Victoria.…

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The Australian Women's Weekly (Digital) - 1 Issue, August 2015

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