When a couple expecting their fourth child were told the baby could not survive outside the womb, they were offered an abortion – but refused. In carrying the baby, they learned how deep is love for lost infants Our joy, excitement and trepidation at the prospect of our fourth child were quickly replaced by anxiety and sorrow when a routine scan revealed a kidney problem that meant our daughter would not survive outside of the womb.The doctors gently offered a termination of the pregnancy several times, but they respected our Catholic view on the subject. Sacredness of life in the womb originates in Christianity’s Jewish roots. The Old Testament revelation, which the Church inherited and accepted, gives clear evidence that life in the womb was considered sacred (Deuteronomy 2