A mom from Oklahoma is saying no to abortion despite learning her unborn daughter has a terminal condition. She's choosing to carry the baby to term so she could donate her organs for someone in need.
Keri Young and her husband Royce Young found out their second child has a brain disorder during an ultrasound on her 20th week of pregnancy. The baby's condition is known as anencephaly, which happens in three out of 10,000 pregnancies.
According to CDC, anencephaly is characterized as a "serious birth defect" because the growing infant in the womb has missing parts of her brain and skull. As a result, a baby with this disorder almost always dies after being born.
Learning of the baby's condition, Keri said she struggled with deciding whether or not to terminate the pregnancy. Ultimately, however, choosing to carry the baby to term sealed her choice because she's pro-life, per AOL.
"We have decided to continue the pregnancy to full term so Eva, which literally means life, can grow strong and give life to multiple people through organ donation," Keri wrote on Facebook. "For the next 20 weeks I will feel her kick, [I'll] have the hiccups, and we'll be able to hear her perfect heart beating all while knowing we'll only get a few short hours with her when she's born."
Meanwhile, Royce also wrote a message on Facebook for his wife to express his awe, love and support through this whole ordeal. The husband shared it's not easy for his wife to carry the baby knowing they won't be able to see her grow up.
"She's TOUGH. She's BRAVE. She's incredible. She's remarkable," Royce wrote about Keri. "She's cut from a different cloth, combining wit, beauty, courage, silliness, character and integrity into one spectacular woman."
As of press time, Keri's pregnancy is in its 28th week. The Youngs have been together for 15 years. Their first child, Harrison, is 2-years-old.
