{"id":759878,"date":"2026-06-25T08:54:11","date_gmt":"2026-06-25T08:54:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/759878\/"},"modified":"2026-06-25T08:54:11","modified_gmt":"2026-06-25T08:54:11","slug":"9-1-1-actress-reveals-she-terminated-pregnancy-after-baby-diagnosed-with-rare-genetic-disease","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/759878\/","title":{"rendered":"\u20189-1-1\u2019 Actress Reveals She Terminated Pregnancy After Baby Diagnosed With \u2018Rare Genetic Disease\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

Justene Alpert<\/a>, an actress who appeared in 9-1-1, The Lincoln Lawyer and more, is opening up about the difficult decision she and her husband faced when it came to their pregnancy.<\/p>\n

In a candid Instagram<\/a> post shared Monday, June 22, she revealed in a lengthy message that her and husband Mason Trueblood<\/a>\u2018s unborn baby was diagnosed with a \u201crare genetic disease.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cOn December 22, my happiness, and if we are being completely honest, my light was taken from me,\u201d she began in the multi-part message. \u201cIt was a short phone call outside my office. It was calm and frantic at the same time. I was pregnant and entering my second trimester. My husband and I were just beginning the rounds of telling our close family and friends and sadly our little tour came to a halt that day.\u201d<\/p>\n

Alpert said she was rushed to a genetic specialist for confirmation, adding: \u201c[The baby] wasn\u2019t going to make it to full term.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cTo the woman who is experiencing this or has experienced this before,\u201d she wrote. \u201cI\u2019m mad for us. No one prepares you for this.\u201d<\/p>\n

According to Alpert, she and her husband were told \u201cnot only about our baby\u2019s condition but the high risks that I would be subjected to as a woman my age.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI heard the phrase that I never imagined hearing when we were ready to have a family\u2026 \u2018We highly recommend that you terminate this pregnancy and we need to do it quickly if so,’\u201d she wrote, adding that on December 29, the couple said \u201cgoodbye\u201d to their unborn son.<\/p>\n

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Tammie Arroyo \/ AFF-USA.com \/ MEGA<\/p>\n

\u201cWe didn\u2019t want to have to make this decision. No mom or dad should ever have to be put in this place,\u201d she said. \u201cThe same and guilt is unfair. Having to do this is something that is rarely spoken of and seems to not have the same kind of empathy as other situations. It\u2019s the worst pain and many suffer silently out of fear of being judged or simply misunderstood.\u201d<\/p>\n

Revealing that they named their late son Mads, she thanked their unborn baby \u201cfor making me a mom,\u201d adding: \u201cYou are the one who gave me the backbone when I was doubting if I was ready to be a mom or not.\u201d<\/p>\n

In the caption of her post, Alpert said she \u201cthought long and hard about if I wanted to share this and how I would want to share this.\u201d<\/p>\n

Though Alpert did not reveal what kind of rare genetic disease their unborn child was diagnosed with, she said she wanted to \u201chone in on why I wanted to share.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWas it for me? Was it for awareness? Was it for our friends?\u201d she asked. \u201cI mean, I guess you can say a tiny bit of everything but the main reason and what I can get behind opening up for is this: I\u2019m sharing this for the woman who may be in the situation I was in not long ago. The one who just had her heart shattered.\u201d<\/p>\n

This story \u20189-1-1\u2019 Actress Reveals She Terminated Pregnancy After Baby Diagnosed With \u2018Rare Genetic Disease\u2019<\/a> first appeared on InTouch Weekly<\/a>. Follow InTouch Weekly on Yahoo<\/a> so you don\u2019t miss what\u2019s coming next.<\/p>\n