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The story of Benny Abreu, a young woman from the Dominican Republic, has
moved Floridians because of her testimony to motherly love. The Florida
woman suffered from serious heart problems and preferred to die rather
than abort the baby she was carrying.
Abreu, 25, graduated from
Florida Central University at the beginning of May and decided to
continue with her pregnancy, knowing that her serious heart condition
could lead to complications.
According to Florida’s La Prensa
newspaper, she never considered the possibility of abortion and saw her
pregnancy as a blessing.
“The doctor told her she had to abort if
she wanted to survive, but she told him no, that she could not kill her
baby and that she was going to continue with her pregnancy,” said
Martha Motley, the baby's grandmother.
On May 17, Abreu gave
birth to her son but her condition worsened. She was transferred to
Shands Hospital in Gainesville, which specializes in cardiology, where
she died on May 30.
“I knew that she had a medical condition with
her heart. I even took her to the doctor on several occasions, but it
never entered my mind that she was going to die,” said Jovan Toliver,
the baby’s father. “They (the doctors) said the baby should be delivered
early and that she might suffer a little, but I never expected this to
happen.”
Toliver added, “I have lost a part of me, but the only
thing that sustains me is knowing that she never would have wanted me to
leave her baby alone and for this reason I have to be strong.”
“She
was very courageous and never doubted having her baby, even though as a
result she had to pay the highest price,” Motley, who is Toliver's
mother, told reporters. “I know that now she is in God’s hands and when
she looks down she will see that the best part of her is with us and
she’ll know that we will always take care of him.”
Abortion by Remote Control!
- pamelagail
on Jun. 16, 2010 at 10:28 PM