Wendy Davis, the Democratic nominee for Texas governor who stood up for women’s abortion rights as a state senator, discussed one of her own abortions with ABC’s Robin Roberts on Monday’s “Good Morning America.”
Davis said during the interview about her memoir that her unborn daughter was “a very important part of my life.”
“Our baby had a severe brain abnormality,” Davis said. “If she did survive to term, she likely would not survive delivery and if she did survive delivery, she likely would be in a vegetative state.”
Davis said the decision was what her family felt was the correct way to confront the “tragic experience.”
“We knew that the most loving thing that we could do for our daughter was to say goodbye,” she said. “And, like so many other families across this country, we made that difficult decision with as much love for our daughter as can be imagined.”
Roberts asked her if Davis could understand that others might disagree with her course of action.
“I respect so much that people make their own decisions and that that decision is the one that is right for them,” Davis said.
Watch, via ABC: