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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
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Milica Cosic

Mum defies doctors by refusing abortion and has 'perfect' baby born without any arms

A mum was called selfish for defying medics who told her to abort her baby boy, as she insists she would rather have her baby born without any arms as he is "perfect".

When Mariaan Strauss, 25, and her husband Hendrik Strauss, 26, from South Africa, found out they were pregnant, they were elated.

However, a sonar scan at 13 weeks revealed something that changed their lives forever, after the doctor told them that their baby wasn't developing arms.

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