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I have to know

what'll happen to the baby.

If it'll be taken away after birth.

But it still has time to grow,

if I understood correctly?

Exactly. If both ventricles...

- But whatever happens, you'll operate?

Correct.

- You'll definitely do one operation.

But maybe you'll have

to do several operations.

And the first operation

will be done soon after it's born.

Am I right?

- Yes.

And to do the operation, the child...

What did you say?

Its heart has to be stopped.

So, it'll be...

...put to sleep, or what?

- Exactly.

You see? You have to ask...

- But we've been doing this for decades.

But do we need to know everything?

- Putting the child to sleep...

Do you really want to know the details?

I'd like to know precisely

what we can do.

Nothing.

That's the first thing you should know.

You can't do anything to change it.

There are no procedures or medication.

We'll just keep track of developments.

And let nature take its course.

That's it...

But, please, don't start

to question the decision you've made.

What do you mean?

The decision to have your child,

despite the trisomy 21.

You shouldn't doubt that decision.

But... it's important to remember

that this burden,

and the care these children require,

that this will be with you

for the rest of your lives.

That said, it will sometimes

be a burden and sometimes a joy.

Sure, but ultimately you still

have a child with a heart defect.

Even if the operation goes well.

But we don't know

how the ventricles will develop.

One is okay, one is half-okay.

There's the question mark.

And that's a matter of fate.

That's just fate.

Yeah, I know.

It's not your specialist field, huh?

Could you explain it a bit to me anyway?

Yeah, sure. All the more for Astrid.

It's just a lot to deal with.

No, I know that,

but it'll still be so tiny.

Sorry.

It's just so tough.

Yeah, let's get some shut-eye.

Okay, sleep well. Thanks.

Paul says hi.

It had to be the heart.

But it's an organ like any other.

Liver, kidneys, heart...

It makes no difference.

Paul says

Kostelka is an excellent doctor.

I really have to go to the bathroom.

- Okay.

Back in a sec.

My sweet little baby.

Here's something

on the Association of Disabled People,

and on self-help groups,

on inclusive childcare facilities.

And here's a brochure

from the Ramba Zamba Theater in Berlin.

Thank you. Bye.

- You're welcome. Bye.

A late-term abortion...

What exactly would it involve?

You're given a drug

to start contractions.

And then labor is induced.

After the 24th week,

the child would also...

be given a potassium chloride injection,

in the heart.

Then it dies...

- Thanks. I didn't want that much detail.

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