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The most HARROWING DECISION a woman can make

‘IT MEANT GOING THROUGH LABOUR – I COULDN’T FACE THAT’

So miraculous are 3D pregnancy scans that my husband and I almost forgot why we were there. As we watched our unborn son in such incredible detail, we fell in love with his perfect little face, button nose and the way he waved and danced about.

There was even a moment when I coughed and we all laughed as Jesse — yes, we’d already named him — kicked wildly. Then it hit me like a sledgehammer: this was the last time we would ever see our beloved second son.

The reason

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