Hanging on to Hope

I recently came across a story in LifeSiteNews about a mother and father who would not give up on their unborn child.  Early on in the pregnancy the mother received the horrible news that her baby would not have a chance of life outside of the womb.  The problem was due to a low amount of amniotic fluid.  This condition is known as "Potter's Syndrome" and it was due to the fact that the baby's kidneys did not develop properly.  In a normal pregnancy, the baby swallows the amniotic fluid, urinates it out, and keeps replenishing the supply.  When there isn't enough fluid, the baby's lungs also do not develop properly.


Through suggestions that it may be best to terminate the pregnancy from numerous doctors, the mother and father kept hanging on hope and prayer.  Their fundamental belief was that God is the only One with the power to create and He is also the only One with the power to declare when life ends, not us.


Trish, the mother, held out to the very end and birthed the child but unfortunately the child died shortly after.  Although incredibly grieved at the short amount of time spent with there child they were grateful to have not chose to end their baby's life.  


The parents admit themselves in the article that the baby had touched their lives.  This gives value to the unborn everywhere.  While our culture tells us that the unborn is an option or a blob of tissue we see here that clearly the baby has a power to do good even before the baby is actually born.  Since then they have had three more beautiful children.