We terminated a pregnancy so our daughter never had to suffer. It was agony. It cannot be the right of One Nation – or any anti-abortion activist – to choose fo

We must defend – ardently, passionately, implacably – the right of parents to decide, in whatever circumstances they find themselves It felt like a cliche out of a medical drama. We huddled together in the ultrasound room, marvelling at the shadow of our baby moving on the screen in the darkness; behind us, the technician quietly left the room “just to check some numbers”. The wait stretched out; five, 10 minutes. When she finally returned, a more senior doctor in tow, we knew something was horribly wrong. Several sleepless nights and tear-filled days later, we had our diagnosis.