US EditionKentucky couple ‘furious’ state abortion laws meant they couldn’t hold their daughter to say goodbye
- Heather and Nick Maberry were unable to hold their baby, Willow Rose, due to strict Kentucky abortion laws that didn't have exceptions for birth defects like anencephaly.
- The Maberrys sought to terminate the pregnancy after discovering their daughter's condition, but Kentucky Medicaid wouldn't cover the procedure, and they couldn't afford the cost of inducing birth to hold Willow.
- The family hopes that sharing their experience will lead to revisions in Kentucky's abortion laws and prevent their other children from going through a similar ordeal in the future.
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Couple furious strict abortion laws meant they couldn’t hold baby to say goodbye
A Kentucky couple was forced to travel out of state for an abortion due to a strict ban on the procedures. Then, they were unable to hold their dead baby daughter to say goodbye to her
Kentucky couple ‘furious’ abortion laws meant they couldn’t hold their daughter to say goodbye
Kentucky couple ‘furious’ abortion laws meant they couldn’t hold their daughter to say goodbye found at WISH-TV | Indianapolis News | Indiana Weather | Indiana Traffic Stanton, Kentucky (CNN) — All Heather and Nick Maberry wanted to do was hold their dead baby, but strict Kentucky abortion laws meant they couldn’t. They were “furious” that the laws meant they never got to kiss or cuddle their daughter, Willow Rose, or tell her goodbye, Heather s…
CNN blames Kentucky law after couple can't hold daughter who died from an elective abortion
A couple in Kentucky traveled out of state for the sole purpose of aborting their daughter, but CNN framed the story to blame Kentucky abortion laws for the couple's inability to hold their daughter after her untimely death.Sometime in the last few months, Heather and Nick Maberry — 32 and 34, respe...
Kentucky Couple ‘Furious’ That State Abortion Laws Meant They
The family’s ordeal started in April, when Heather was nearly five months pregnant and they found out their daughter was missing a major part of the brain, a condition called anencephaly. They say their doctors told them she would either be stillborn or die very quickly after birth.
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