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A mother wants to give birth to a child without a brain - for organ donation
A pregnant American knows that her baby does not have a brain, but wants to carry it off anyway. And to help other children. The mother wants to give birth to her mortified daughter to donate her organs.
Woman wants to carry child without brain
Keri Young from Oklahoma City was in the 19th week of pregnancy when the doctors told her after an ultrasound that something was wrong with her unborn child. She learned that her daughter had anencephaly and therefore had no brain. The life expectancy of the child after the birth is only a few hours. Nevertheless, the American decided not to abort her baby. She wants to give birth to her child to help others.
A pregnant woman from the US who knows that her baby has no brains and a life expectancy of just a few hours wants to give birth to her child to donate the organs. (Image: Friday / fotolia.com) Donate organs to other babies in need
According to a report by "CNN," Keri Young made an unbelievably selfless decision when she found out that her unborn child had no brains. She decided to take her daughter, whom she calls Eva, to donate the organs to other babies in need.
Her husband Royce Young told CNN: "It would be irresponsible to take the presents Eva has and not share them with others."
After his wife received the sad news, she burst into tears and was shaken by violent crying. But then she looked up and asked, "If I deliver the child, can we donate his organs?"
Eva will have a very short life
As the expectant father explained in a Facebook post, Keri "feels every little kick, hiccup and role, she remembers every moment of every day that she carries a baby that will die."
The couple had come to the conclusion that "Eve is alive and deserves our daughter to meet her mom and dad".
The baby is to be born on May 7th. Keri Young wrote on her Facebook page: "Eve will have her life, though it will be short. She will donate everything she can and do more in her time on Earth than I ever can. "
When the couple learned about the condition of the daughter
Her husband Royce, who works as a writer, remembers in his post how it was when the couple were taught about their daughter's condition. He reports that the doctors initially did not want to believe that Keri meant it seriously.
He also wrote that he could not agree with the testimony of many people that they did not want to change anything.
"I would certainly change that if I could. I want everything to be alright with my daughter. I want her to blow out the candles on her first birthday. I want to see her banging her head on the coffee table when she learns to walk. "And so much more. "But I can not. That's our reality. "
About his wife, he writes, "It touches me that I'm not just married to my best friend, but to a truly remarkable, special person."
"She is strong. She is brave. She is unbelievable. She is remarkable. "
Organ donations can save lives
According to a New York Post report, the couple was told that their daughter's organ donation could help up to 50 people.
Countless people around the world have to die because there are no donor organs available for them. Also in Germany: In Germany, a patient dies every eight hours therefore.
Although the number of donor organs withdrawn rose slightly temporarily, the numbers in Germany are declining again. (Ad)