Woman refused abortion fears her conjoined twins are 'lifeless' after painful pregnancy
WARNING: DE-STRESSING CONTENT Lorisete dos Santos asked Brazilian courts for a life-saving abortion, but they refused due to cases of birth and separation of conjoined twins with success
Lunch cook Lorisete dos Santos, 37, will likely have to wait until the ninth month of her pregnancy to give birth to her conjoined twins – who could be born dead
A pregnant mother of conjoined and disfigured twins fears she will have to give birth to lifeless babies because Brazilian authorities will not grant her an abortion.
Lunch cook Lorisete dos Santos, 37, and her family also fear her own life is in danger after the traumatic and painful pregnancy.
Doctors have told her it is likely she will be forced to give birth to 'lifeless' babies in the ninth month - but if they are alive, doctors don't know how they can treat them .
She said, "The doctors were scared when they told me the seriousness of the situation and told me that if they were born alive, they don't know how to act because of the existence of three lungs.
"I no longer know if I believe I can get an abortion legally in time, I will have my daughters for nine months to hold them lifeless in my arms."
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Getty Images/Flickr RF)On Thursday, Lorisete traveled to Porto Alegre, just under 500km from her hometown of São Luiz Gonzaga, to be told that the fetuses had developed a third lung.
Lorisete, who lives with her husband and two children aged 15 and 4, is now forced to wait for the fifth and final agonizing legal process to legally terminate her pregnancy, reports.
Doctors say the twins have a common trunk with two heads, while sharing a pair of lungs in...
WARNING: DE-STRESSING CONTENT Lorisete dos Santos asked Brazilian courts for a life-saving abortion, but they refused due to cases of birth and separation of conjoined twins with success
Lunch cook Lorisete dos Santos, 37, will likely have to wait until the ninth month of her pregnancy to give birth to her conjoined twins – who could be born dead
A pregnant mother of conjoined and disfigured twins fears she will have to give birth to lifeless babies because Brazilian authorities will not grant her an abortion.
Lunch cook Lorisete dos Santos, 37, and her family also fear her own life is in danger after the traumatic and painful pregnancy.
Doctors have told her it is likely she will be forced to give birth to 'lifeless' babies in the ninth month - but if they are alive, doctors don't know how they can treat them .
She said, "The doctors were scared when they told me the seriousness of the situation and told me that if they were born alive, they don't know how to act because of the existence of three lungs.
"I no longer know if I believe I can get an abortion legally in time, I will have my daughters for nine months to hold them lifeless in my arms."
Picture:
Getty Images/Flickr RF)On Thursday, Lorisete traveled to Porto Alegre, just under 500km from her hometown of São Luiz Gonzaga, to be told that the fetuses had developed a third lung.
Lorisete, who lives with her husband and two children aged 15 and 4, is now forced to wait for the fifth and final agonizing legal process to legally terminate her pregnancy, reports.
Doctors say the twins have a common trunk with two heads, while sharing a pair of lungs in...
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