The Ultimate Decision
Seventh pregnancies are extremely rare and at the same time pose immeasurable risks to mother and fetus. The doctor, with a serious look on his face, strongly recommended the option of a “reduction operation,” in which some lives would be given up in order to ensure the safety of the mother as the highest priority. If she continued with the pregnancy, Emma’s life could not be guaranteed. Would she choose the precious life she had been given, or take the huge risk of losing all of her children? It was too cruel and too heavy a question, and the couple spent many, many sleepless nights.
