Baby Gabriel, saved from abortion, deserves the chance to fight for his life
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Baby Gabriel, saved from abortion, deserves the chance to fight for his life
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A California couple that hired a surrogate to carry their child — only to find the baby had a rare heart condition after 20 weeks in utero — allegedly was adamant: The unborn boy must die.
Even when the birth mother, McKenna West, apparently offered to relieve the parents of obligation and keep the kid herself, she said the couple refused, demanding abortion instead.
Gabriel’s plight, as an innocent in an exceedingly tough spot, has captured the hearts of a nation.
It’s also placed in stark relief the hypocrisy of some in the pro-choice crowd.
They favor choice, sure — but only if it’s their choice, and only when the “choice” is abortion.
West, according to the bio parents’ stance, should have no choice, other than a brutal late-term abortion, five months into the pregnancy. (Also: What choice did Gabriel have?)
West said she’d bonded........
