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By Angela Carless
Last updated at 9:16 AM on 27th May 2010
For grandparents who discover their son or daughter has aborted a baby, it’s often an unspoken sorrow. But do they have a right to fight for that life? Because of a medical condition, when Cassey Morris accidentally fell pregnant, she planned a termination.
But her husband’s parents pleaded they had rights, too. Here, Cassey, 26, who lives in Essex with partner Richard, 30, explains to ANGELA CARLESS what happened next …
Snuggled on his grandma’s lap while she rocks him to sleep, my son Harry is gazing up into her eyes with a look of utter devotion. She’s smoothing his hair while he’s gently reaching up to stroke her face.
Meanwhile, on the sofa, Annabelle is kicking her feet and gurgling while her grandpa plays peek-a-boo with her.
Harry is two-and-a-half and Annabelle is 18 months, and they mean the world to me. Like every other mother, I revel in the close bond my children enjoy with their grandparents.
But there’s a special reason why this bond is so exceptional. Without their grandparents’ devoted love, my children wouldn’t be here, and I wouldn’t be a mum. … Continue reading
