Mom Credits Faith in Giving Birth to Girl With Down Syndrome Despite Doctor’s Advice to Abort

Mom Credits Faith in Giving Birth to Girl With Down Syndrome Despite Doctor’s Advice to Abort
Left: (Courtesy of Courtney Baker); Right: Courtesy of Scott David Photography via Courtney Baker
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When a mom was pregnant with a baby with Down syndrome, her doctor suggested she terminate the pregnancy. However, she and her husband strongly held on to their faith and decided to go ahead with their pregnancy. Now, their 6-year-old daughter is excelling in school and communicating better and better every day.

When Courtney Baker, 49, a mother of three from Central Florida, was pregnant with Emersyn, a prenatal test confirmed that there was a high chance that Baker and her husband Matt were expecting a child with Down syndrome.

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