In a society where preborn children are treated as disposable property, and disregarded in the name of cold, sterile, euphemisms such as reproductive rights and choice, its rare to find a mother who actually does the opposite of putting herself above her child.

But in April 27ths episode of Greys Anatomy on ABC, we got to see that rarity played out in a heart-wrenching yet inspiring storyline.

Patient Veronica is in the ER at Grey-Sloan Memorial Hospital for back pain. Shes almost 35 weeks pregnant and her body is riddled with cancer. She decided to forgo cancer treatment because, as she put it, I didnt want to microwave the baby.

The storyline is a continuation from earlier this season when Veronica refused to abort her baby despite pressure from Doctor Miranda Bailey (Chandra Wilson) to kill her child to begin treatments for her terminal pancreatic cancer. (See previous article for factual information on cancer during pregnancy as well, as this episode did not accurately reflect the truth on the effects of chemotherapy and radiation on a preborn baby.)

The prognosis isnt good, as was expected, and as Veronica planned for. The doctors give her two months at best left to live, as the cancer has spread even further and is compressing her spinal cord. And they tell her that they must deliver the baby that day.

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All right. Lets cheer up, everybody. Were having a baby, Veronica announces optimistically, looking forward to having two months to spend with her baby and the babys father.

But during the C-section, things take a turn for the worst:

Amelia: Heart rates up to 130. Veronica, hows yourbreathing?

Veronica: Its fi um, its a little tough.

Jeremy: Whats happening? Whats going on?

Veronica: Hey, Jer, come on. Look at him.He has the sweetest eyes.

Arizona: Her sats are dropping. Shes persistentlytachycardic.

Amelia: Lets put her back on high-flow oxygen.It could be an embolus.

Veronica: Time to get him out of here.

Alex: Yeah, in a minute.

Arizona: If its an embolus, we dont have a minute.

Alex: She did all this so she can meet the baby.Just give them another damn minute.

Veronica: Jer, can you take him?

Alex: He needs to go to the NICU now.

Jeremy: And, uh, what what about Veronica?

Alex: Shes in good hands. Shell be just fine.Ill take good care of her.

Veronica: Jer, you stay with him.You promised. Im counting on you.

Jeremy: But I dont

Veronica: Go on. Stay with him.Ill see you in a little bit.

Amelia: Are we pushing heparin or going straightto thrombolytics?

Arizona: Thrombolytics are contraindicated.We need to do an embolectomy, and lets getan ivc filter.

Amelia: Veronica, youve thrown a blood clot,and its traveled all the way to your lungs.Its very serious. We need to remove it immediately,so were gonna need to put you under andopen up your chest.

Veronica: Is thatUhUh, will that work?

Amelia: The procedure will only last about a halfan hour.

Veronica: Will it work?

Amelia: Theres no guarantee youd survive it.

Veronica: And what if we didnt do anything?

Arizona: Veronica, we need to do this procedure.If we dont, you might not make it off thistable today.

Amelia: Okay, pressures dropping. Get a cart ready!

Veronica: No. I signed that dnr for a reason.

Arizona: You can rescind. Let us help you.

Veronica: I did what I wanted. My babysokay.It Im so tired.

Amelia: I know.I know.

Too bad Dr. Miranda Bailey wasnt around to see that beautiful baby alive and well thanks to his mother not listening to her pro-abortive advice.

Later, we see Veronica in her last moments and realize even further what an amazing mother she was to give up her own life for her childs:

Amelia: What do you want? What do you needright now?

Veronica: Im so cold.

Amelia: Ill get a warming blanket.

Veronica: No! No.Can you Will you just hold me?We did good?The babys good?

Amelia: Babys good.

Yes, Veronica, you did good. And your baby is so very good because of your beautiful sacrifice.

LifeNews Note: Dawn Slusher writes for Newsbusters, where this originally appeared.

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