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Old 08-20-2008, 02:55 AM   #5
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Originally Posted by ute4ever View Post
I have a friend who has overcome tumors, yet the doctor said the lasting effect is that said she will be able to conceive only once, and even then there will be only a 50% chance of the unborn making it all the way to a full term and live birth. (It involves other factors such as her increased risk of going into toxemia, etc.).

She is afraid to get pregnant because she has the knowledge that her body has a 50/50 chance of "killing" the baby. She doesn't want to live with the guilt. So she is afraid to give it that one try.

Different situation, but same concept.
I think your friend's concerns are misplaced. The MAP is the intentional halt of life that is forming. Your friend's only intention would be the creation and protection of life. She is not choosing what her body does once it becomes pregnant, unlike a woman who chooses to take the MAP.
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