What happens when a mother facing a devastating pregnancy complication is told that continuing her pregnancy could cost her uterus or even her life?

When Julia Wilson-Franks’ water broke just after 19 weeks, her daughter Lucia was still alive. But Julia says that over the next 10 days, numerous OB/GYNs repeatedly pressured her to induce labor or end her pregnancy. One doctor asked her, “Are you willing to leave your son without a mother?”

Sitting beside Julia when she heard those words was her 10-year-old son, Quinn, whom she had also been advised to abort years earlier.

Julia refused.

Ten days after her water broke, Lucia was born naturally at 20 weeks and 6 days. She lived for six minutes in her mother’s arms. Julia understood that Lucia might not survive, but she experienced the 10 additional days of pregnancy very diff ...