Bryan Hughes, who authored one of the state's abortion bans, did not immediately respond to ABC News' request for comment about Beaton's situation.īeaton said she wanted to have a vaginal delivery, feeling like a scar from a cesarean section would be a constant reminder of what she had lost. Greg Abbott, Attorney General Ken Paxton and state Sen. MORE: 5 women sue Texas over abortion bans, saying their lives were put at risk.Īnti-abortion group Texas Right to Life has routinely argued that fetuses should be 'honored and protected in law no matter how long or short their lives may be,' according to a statement earlier this month. The condition can result in a very painful life and death for the fetus, McHugh said. Katie McHugh, an Indiana OB-GYN and abortion provider, told ABC News. The brain splitting into two hemispheres is a 'critical stage in the development' and can impact the development of the nose, mouth and throat, Dr. And we have a daughter, I couldn't imagine my daughter ever having to go through this.'Īt her 20-week ultrasound appointment, Beaton said her physician discovered the fetus had a rare, severe anomaly - called alobar holoprosencephaly - in which the fetus's brain does not develop into two hemispheres as it normally would, and the major structures of the brain remain fused in the middle. And it's not fair for her and other women. She's the strongest person I know and she's just helpless right now. 'Right now, I'm just terrified for my wife. 'I was really excited when we found that it was a boy, but that was short-lived,' Seth Beaton told ABC News. MORE: Texas abortion 'trigger' law allowing criminal, civil penalties set to go into effect in August

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