(RNS1-mar27) Ruth Bowie with her son, Dougie. Bowie was in the throes of grief when she found out she would never know her unborn child. At the 12-week mark, a pregnancy scan showed the baby had anencephaly, a fatal condition in which a portion of the brain and skull never form. For use with RNS-IRISH-ABORTION, transmitted on March 27, 2013, RNS photo by Sarah Parvani.
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Ruth Bowie with her son, Dougie. Bowie was in the throes of grief when she found out she would never know her unborn child. At the 12-week mark, a pregnancy scan showed the baby had anencephaly, a fatal condition in which a portion of the brain and skull never form. RNS photo by Sarah Parvani
