Opinion: Our child received a devastating diagnosis before she was born. We decided to protect her

By Allison Chang

Maria Fabrizio for STAT

When my baby with trisomy 18 died before birth, a heartbreaking event, we had the best-case scenario with the health care system. My friend wasn't so lucky.

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