When Beverly Jacobson first learned that her unborn daughter Verity would be born with the rare genetic condition trisomy 18, she “was filled with fear and anxiety” — but just three weeks ago the ...

Legislative attempts to include abortion exceptions for unborn babies with disabilities are beginning to crop up in pro-life states amid controversy surrounding a Texas woman who struggled to get an ...

Trisomy 18, also known sometimes as Edwards syndrome, is often fatal within weeks after a baby is born. But now, parents and doctors are finding ways of getting more time with those children with ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Trisomy 18 is a genetic disorder that can cause many symptoms such as problems feeding, heart defects and slow growth. At around 12 weeks pregnant, Chelsey Riley learned her baby ...

Mary Elise Cosgray is a member of the Young Leaders Program at The Heritage Foundation. Unborn babies with disabilities would be discriminated against by legislation proposed in Nebraska, opponents ...

Editor’s Note: Due to the sensitive subject matter, please read with care. Leo Morgan’s tiny heart stopped during his birth, but death hasn’t diminished the impact of his short life or his parents’ ...

NEW JERSEY (PIX11) — Teddy and Tanesha Braithwaite said they now live with a renewed sense of purpose. Cianna Grace, nicknamed “CC,” is earning straight As in a fight against the odds. “We’ve heard ...

For almost two years, five Bryan-College Station families who probably would have remained strangers have met monthly at the Play Baby Play support group sponsored by Hospice Brazos Valley.

Re: “SOTU reaction: My son had Trisomy 18; I chose a different path — Dallas-area nonprofit supports families of children with life-limiting diagnoses,” by Kelly Crawford, March 8 column. The account ...

We will be having our 2nd Annual Bella’s Biking for Trisomy 18 Bike Run on June 24, 2012. Hosted by The American Legion Riders Post 927 Gilbert, Pa. All Proceeds benefit The Chromosome 18 Registry and ...