No one expects to be here. But many of us are.

In this episode, Alyssa Nutile and I open up a raw and rarely discussed topic: abortion after a prenatal diagnosis. We talk about how these decisions are shaped by love, by fear, by systemic failures, and by the weight of what it means to bring a child into the world when you know what they might face.

We also explore what it means to carry both love and grief into that decision-making space and why so many parents are left feeling like there was never really a choice at all.

It’s a heavy conversation. And it’s also a deeply human one. If you’ve been there, are there, or just want to understand this conversation better, this episode is for you.

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Hear Alyssa’s other episodes: 187: Do You Miss Who You Were? BONUS: The Political Climate, 180: Does it get easier?, 179: Exhaustion, 174: Silencing, 171: Financial Strain, 170: Hospitalizations, 140: Alyssa’s Story, 125: Travel w/ Disabled Kids

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