Today we're joined by Daniel and Kelly Crawford of Abel Speaks, an organization that supports families who have chosen to carry a child with a life-limiting diagnosis. They share their own story of finding out their baby son Abel had trisomy 18 and how doctors were quick to suggest abortion, deeming their son incompatible with life. We discuss how they processed the news and how important community grounded in compassion and truth was for them during this time. Kelly explains the birth experience and how much time they were given with baby Abel beyond what they were told to expect. We also discuss their motivation to help other families in similar situations and what the gaps in support are for families of children with life-limiting diagnoses.

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Timecodes:

(01:16) Abel's story
(06:08) What is Trisomy 18?
(16:30) Finding support
(26:40) Finding a provider they trusted
(29:08) Abel's birth and last days
(44:40) 'Abel Speaks'
(01:06:05) Allie's VBAC

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Links:

Abel Speaks: https://abelspeaks.org/

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Relevant Episodes:

Ep 921 | To the Texas Mom Suing to Abort Her Baby https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ep-921-to-the-texas-mom-suing-to-abort-her-baby/id1359249098?i=1000638357091

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