Opinion: ‘Whose life do I prioritize?’ A choice no parent wants to make

When an obstetrician or midwife cuts the umbilical cord after a child is born, the room is filled with tense silence until the baby’s first cry is heard.

I once heard this silence in an operating room where 32 people were bustling around, all awaiting the birth of a baby with a massive growth covering her neck and jaw that might make it difficult — if not impossible — for her to breathe on her own.

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