Comments on: If you’re having twins is it possible to abort just one?

By: Gershner

Gershner — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 18:02:59 +0000

My friend was pregnant with twins and had a miscarriage. Only on of the twins was lost, so I think it would be possible. but telling the one child would be hard.
It is hard for my friend’s daughter to know she had a brother and he died naturally. I think it would be harder to know that the mother/father killed the baby.
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By: tsarina bear

tsarina bear — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 17:21:59 +0000

I know a friend who was expecting twins and she found out that one of them had down syndrome. She chose to abort the baby with down syndrome. Later on when she was around 6 months she lost the other baby. A really terrible thing to happen. If I was put in thee same position I would have not aborted the twin. its the risk she took.
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By: YAY my Eggo is Preggo!!

YAY my Eggo is Preggo!! — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 16:40:59 +0000

Yes, its called Multifetal Pregnancy Reduction.

-Couples who are expecting three or more babies may wish, or be advised, to consider reducing the number of viable fetuses to two. The reduction procedure is usually performed between the 10th and 12th weeks of pregnancy by injecting one or more of the fetuses. Fetal reduction increases the chance of a mother having one or two healthy babies instead of a miscarriage or very premature delivery of three or more babies who are much more likely to die or to suffer from long-term disability.

When you have quadruplets only 70% make it, by ending one or more of the pregnancies you have a higher chance of healthy babies.
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http://www.multiplebirthsfamilies.com/articles/ber_q11.html

By: Ѕɩᴌᴠᴇʀᴍɩѕᴛ

Ѕɩᴌᴠᴇʀᴍɩѕᴛ — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 16:24:59 +0000

Yes, its called selective reduction.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Selective_reduction

By: Amanda =)

Amanda =) — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 16:06:59 +0000

thats just horrible. i can’t believe anyone would wanna abort one of them.
god gave you the hands your meant to deal.
how would you go up to your child and say "yes, you were a twin, as you can see in mommy’s ultrasounds, but we decided we couldn’t deal with 2, so we choose one to send to heaven"
wtf that sounds so wrong. i understand your curious, but this brings up a lot of sore subjects.
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By: Ranchmom1

Ranchmom1 — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 15:40:59 +0000

Yes, though it would risk the life of the other one. Can you imagine telling a child that someday? "Yes sweetie, we love you so much and it’s so lucky for you that you weren’t the one in reach of the abortionist because we killed the spare." Lovely.
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By: .........

......... — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 15:28:59 +0000

only if one of them is risking the mothers life my friend had twins and one of them was still born
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By: ♥5 more weeks left ♥

♥5 more weeks left ♥ — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 15:13:59 +0000

It might be possible but why would you want to do that? That’s horrible and selfish.
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