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Christi Hockel Davenport, who enjoys being a teaching assistant at a Catholic school, will speak at the Walk for Life West Coast Jan. 22.
“You don’t have to take this baby home if you don’t want,” Judie Hockel’s obstetrician and gynecologist told her shortly after the birth of her daughter. “She can be put into an institution,” he said.
It was Christmas Day 1978 in a northern California hospital, and her daughter, Christi, had been diagnosed with Down syndrome.
“I just laughed, Hockel said. “It was a ridiculous suggestion. Of course, I was going to take my daughter home.”
At the 18th-annual Walk for Life West Coast on Jan. 22, Christi Hockel Davenport will be a featured speaker. She will talk about her joy-filled life despite the loss of her beloved husband, Austin Davenport, due to a seizure last May — and how her life and all lives have precious value.
Christi and Judie spoke together with the Register this week about the preciousness of all life and the tragedy of abortion.
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“You don’t have to take this baby home if you don’t want,” Judie Hockel’s obstetrician and gynecologist told her shortly after the birth of her daughter. “She can be put into an institution,” he said.
It was Christmas Day 1978 in a northern California hospital, and her daughter, Christi, had been diagnosed with Down syndrome.
“I just laughed, Hockel said. “It was a ridiculous suggestion. Of course, I was going to take my daughter home.”
At the 18th-annual Walk for Life West Coast on Jan. 22, Christi Hockel Davenport will be a featured speaker. She will talk about her joy-filled life despite the loss of her beloved husband, Austin Davenport, due to a seizure last May — and how her life and all lives have precious value.
Christi and Judie spoke together with the Register this week about the preciousness of all life and the tragedy of abortion.
Continued below.
Pro-Life Advocate With Down Syndrome: ‘Being Loved Is What Makes People Happy’
Christi Hockel Davenport, who enjoys being a teaching assistant at a Catholic school, will speak at the Walk for Life West Coast Jan. 22.
