Legal abortion is going to take center stage during Thursday’s State of the Union address. The first lady and Senator Patty Murray (D., Wash.) are each bringing as a guest a woman who recently obtained an out-of-state abortion after learning her preborn child had serious fetal anomalies. President Biden, Democratic elected officials, and countless media commentators will doubtless highlight the tragic stories of these women in an attempt to generate greater support for permissive abortion laws.
However, what will receive far less attention is the compassionate option of perinatal hospice for pregnant women who receive adverse prenatal diagnoses. Indeed, many women who receive the tragic news that their preborn son or daughter has a life-limiting condition seek the services of perinatal hospice. Perinatal hospices provide both professional counseling and health care. Importantly, they give women the life-affirming option to carry their pregnancies to term.