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Justene Alpert<\/a> — popular actress and author — says she and her husband made the difficult decision to terminate her pregnancy after doctors said their unborn baby had a rare genetic disorder which made carrying the child dangerous for both mother and baby.<\/p>\n Justene shared her story on Instagram<\/a> Tuesday … revealing she and her husband, Mason Trueblood, were just starting to tell friends and family about the pregnancy in December when they received a call from their family doctor.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n The actress, who has credits to her name like “Rescue: HI-Surf,” “How I Met Your Mother,” and “9-1-1,” doesn’t say what disease doctors found … but she says they told her they highly recommended she terminate the pregnancy quickly … worrying for her safety — and making it clear the child would not make it to term.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Justene went through with the procedure a few weeks later … and it left her and her husband with a feeling of shame and guilt.<\/p>\n She praises her husband and her friends for picking her up … while also writing she shared her story so other women who have gone through a similar situation might feel less alone.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n Justene ends her post with a message for her son, Mads Mason Trueblood … writing, “I loved you then, I love you now and I will love you forever.”<\/p>\n She’s revelation comes on the heels of influencers Jesse<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Ashley Ridgway<\/a> telling their followers they terminated their pregnancy<\/a> after learning their baby had Down syndrome — a choice has lots of folks up in arms<\/a>.<\/p>\n ![\"Justene-Alpert-Trueblood-doc-launch-ig-1\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/063cff943ba746b78fa8e27b872ed51c_md.jpg\")
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