![]() ![]() And so cesarean delivery is required," McHugh said. "With this condition, in particular, because the head, the fetal head, develops at a different rate, often because of fluid collections, most of the time vaginal delivery is not an option. ![]() A C-section also means that the couple would be advised to wait 12 to 18 months before trying to get pregnant again, the typical time physicians recommend women wait so their uterus can recover from surgery, according to the Center for Advanced Reproductive Medicine and Fertility. Bryan Hughes, who authored one of the state's abortion bans, did not immediately respond to ABC News' request for comment about Beaton's situation.īeaton said she wanted to have a vaginal delivery, feeling like a scar from a cesarean section would be a constant reminder of what she had lost. Greg Abbott, Attorney General Ken Paxton and state Sen. MORE: 5 women sue Texas over abortion bans, saying their lives were put at risk.Īnti-abortion group Texas Right to Life has routinely argued that fetuses should be "honored and protected in law no matter how long or short their lives may be," according to a statement earlier this month. The condition can result in a very painful life and death for the fetus, McHugh said. Katie McHugh, an Indiana OB-GYN and abortion provider, told ABC News. The brain splitting into two hemispheres is a "critical stage in the development" and can impact the development of the nose, mouth and throat, Dr. And we have a daughter, I couldn't imagine my daughter ever having to go through this."Īt her 20-week ultrasound appointment, Beaton said her physician discovered the fetus had a rare, severe anomaly - called alobar holoprosencephaly - in which the fetus's brain does not develop into two hemispheres as it normally would, and the major structures of the brain remain fused in the middle. And it's not fair for her and other women. She's the strongest person I know and she's just helpless right now. "Right now, I'm just terrified for my wife. ![]() "I was really excited when we found that it was a boy, but that was short-lived," Seth Beaton told ABC News. scan, a nasal rinse The biopsies and I.V.MORE: Texas abortion 'trigger' law allowing criminal, civil penalties set to go into effect in August I am a medical anomaly I'm turning into a monstrosity Another day I've been misdiagnosed You better try to treat me properlyĪ C.A.T. I am a medical anomaly There's nothing wrong with you that I can see! I don't know how much longer I can go I'm ripped apart by my repellence I am a medical anomaly Unknown, mysterious biology Symptoms come from the places no one knows My body doesn't function normally In a short time you'll be asleep Just take a breath and count to three The tourniquet’s tied so tightly All around my limbs And every day they're drawing blood There are mushrooms growing in my lungs I'm waiting for the ending to begin I don't feel the effects Is it all in my head? Maybe I need a bigger dose Was any of this deserving? Is that why it's not working?! Look what we have in store! Yes, I've seen it before! I can get you back on top Just don't overextend, get some rest in your bed And then that will make it stop Oh! I am a medical anomaly There's something seriously wrong with me! And every day there's something new to note I'm losing sight of my entelechy Invisible disability? It's rather visible to me An illness like this goes very far Beneath the skin My arms are looking like bathroom walls There's something stuck inside my lungs You cannot comprehend the pain I'm in! You're doing well! No, I'm feeling like hell But I cannot say too much Thinking I'm in good health Now I'm covered in welts From my mast cells flaring up Curling in on myself 'Cause there's nobody else Who gets so easily undone The look of it isn't pretty! As anyone can see, I'm a tragedy! Stop giving advice You don't know what it's like Being stuck with my disease When help you're denied 'cause they say it's benign But you're chronically fatigued Now my throat's full of flies But I eat it despite The overload of histamines It's gonna be kinda tricky! Why don't you try and fix me? With a body of norm, and the cells that you don Your average hemoglobin count The tetany overtakes me! I wanna be okay, but the odds I really doubt An apple a day keeps the doctor away That's what everybody says But salicylates turn on my fight or flight So I'm better off in bed
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