The blessing of two beautiful girls

Sir — I feel I have to respond to the article by Dr Siobhan Donohue (Sunday Independent, October 9). She makes the argument that Senator Ronan Mullen doesn’t understand the humanity of the situation. Well I beg to differ.

As human beings we are here as guardians of the planet and all life there on. As such we are answerable to a higher authority. I believe that’s where Ronan is coming from.

Dr Donohue would have taken the Hippocratic Oath to protect life, all life, including that of her unborn child, or does she feel she’s exempt from this?

Two-and-a-half years ago my daughter was informed she was pregnant and was expecting twins. At her 20-week scan the sonographer informed her she felt she could see something wrong with one of the little baby’s hearts, and advised her to get further scans done.

This she did and was told one little baby had four very serious conditions, with her heart only formed with one hypoplastic right ventricle.

She was told this little baby would not survive and would possibly affect the health or life of the other baby.

My daughter was informed that she had the option to terminate but she would not consider this option. She decided to put this situation in the hands of the Creator.

As a result she now has two beautiful girls aged two-anda-half years old. Where is the shame there? Tony Smith, Cavan