Amanda recounts the day she was counseled to get an abortion...

"I was alone that day, and was about 4 months pregnant at the time. I went for a regular Obstetrician check-up and my team of doctors had rotated, so there was a new one at the office. So we did the checkup, and afterwards we talked in her office. She said, "Your baby will probably have "water on the brain", and only live a couple of days, so you might want to have an abortion."

I left and felt extremely dissilusioned, grieved, shocked and unprepared. I drove home feeling this way. I had not thought this situation was that bad, and was overwhelmed by all the pressure I was experiencing.

I got home and immediately called "Focus on the Family", talked with a chaplain. He reminded me that life begins at conception, and that I was being tested. Overall, I felt supported and encouraged by this chaplain.

I don't remember ever seeing that doctor again, but feared I would. I irrationally feared she would deliver my child and try to harm it somehow. I thought that since some of the doctor's were pro-life, the whole team would be.

I never became convinced my baby was okay until I gave birth to her.