The Wonders of Harav Yitzchack Kadouri

278 dog up for adoption, and also removed the objectionable pain- ting from the wall. Right away, I told her that now everything was okay, and they should return to their treatments, blessing them that they would have twins, that very year, in the merit of the tzaddik. This time around, they were told that their treat- ments were successful, thank G-d, and she was to have twins. For eight months, all was well, and everything seemed to pro- ceed smoothly. Then, I received a frantic phone call. Mrs. S., who was extremely agitated, crying over the ‘revelation’ of the doctors that one of the babies had Down’s syndrome, a severe case, and it would be necessary to abort it, G-d forbid. I attempted to quiet her fears, quoting the words of our sages that even the best of doctors can make mis- takes.According towhat I felt, her ¿rst babywas heal- thy and well, just as the second one was. It would be sacrilege to perform an abortion. Yet she continued on, reiterating the claim of the doctors that she was harboring a monster, and would have to do an abor- tion. I answered that it would be impossible to know for sure if that was true until the actual birth. Were the doctors making a mistake, it would be conside- red murder of a healthy baby. Additionally, such an operation would jeopardize the health of the second baby. She said that she could not bear giving birth to a baby with Down’s syndrome, and felt compel- led to perform the abortion. My answer was that were the baby to have Down’s syndrome, I would take the baby and raise him as my own. But under no circumstances was she to perform the abortion. She cried, “Where will my help come from?” I said, “Our help comes from G-d. He Who gave, will protect you and your unborn babies from all harm.” In the afternoon, I re- ceived a phone call on my cell phone from Dr. Shoseim, head of Efrat, an organization which assists mothers-to-be. He said hello, and then in his capacity as head of Efrat, he intervened on this woman’s behalf. From the medical papers he had in his hand, the