{"id":2009063,"date":"2026-06-24T20:19:16","date_gmt":"2026-06-24T17:19:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2009063"},"modified":"2026-06-24T20:19:16","modified_gmt":"2026-06-24T17:19:16","slug":"9-1-1-actress-terminated-pregnancy-due-to-rare-genetic-condition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2009063","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;9-1-1&#8217; Actress Terminated Pregnancy Due to Rare Genetic Condition"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/eb\/16by9\/2026\/06\/24\/eb126e145a044b4ea9a2279ee15d7a78_xl.png&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article class=\"article article--permalink \">\n<header class=\"article__header\">\n<h1 class=\"article__header--headline-title\">&#8216;9-1-1&#8217; Actress Terminated Pregnancy Due to Rare Genetic Condition<\/h1>\n<h2 class=\"article__header--headline-fragments\"><span class=\"article__header--hf1 text-uppercase h3\">Actress Justene Alpert<\/span><span class=\"article__header--hf2 text-uppercase h1\">Doctors Told Me To End Pregnancy Over Baby&#8217;s Genetic Disorder<\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"social-media-container\" role=\"region\">\n<ul class=\"social social--sm\">\n<li class=\"social-item\">\n<li class=\"social-item\">\n<li class=\"social-item\"><\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=tmz.com\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"js-track-link\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"google-preferred-btn\" src=\"https:\/\/static.tmz.com\/tmz-web\/img\/article\/google-preferred-source.png\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"byline\">By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/pages\/about\/\">TMZ Staff<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"date-wrapper\">\n                                                                        Published <time class=\"published-datetime\" datetime=\"2026-06-24T13:19:16-07:00\"><br \/>\n                              June 24, 2026<br \/>\n                            1:19 PM PDT<\/time><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"article__blocks clearfix\">\n<section id=\"cb-bb1f94f7beed676500896ff0548581ee\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  canvas-block-is-first \">\n<div class=\"image-block\"><a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_png_20260624_eb126e145a044b4ea9a2279ee15d7a78\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:31c5172e-5431-472a-b5a8-19ce54489550\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/eb\/4by3\/2026\/06\/24\/eb126e145a044b4ea9a2279ee15d7a78_md.png\" alt=\"main Justene Alpert Trueblood insta 2\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-fab02334fe11775068ac34978c3c5c4e\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/justene-alpert\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>Justene Alpert<\/strong><\/a> &#8212; popular actress and author &#8212; 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<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-3c7e97026b7695514de08dc9d72ece3d\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Justene shared her story on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DZ6AqJnD6Ip\/?img_index=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Instagram<\/strong><\/a> Tuesday &#8230; revealing she and her husband, <strong>Mason Trueblood<\/strong>, were just starting to tell friends and family about the pregnancy in December when they received a call from their family doctor.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-9b99f9ab1b3f0f754d07fda347e9ee40\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-document-block canvas-document-block-permalink canvas-document-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"document-block flex-column\"><a class=\"media-link document-block__link js-track-link\" href=\"https:\/\/dam.tmz.com\/document\/b1\/o\/2026\/06\/24\/b1be1358c5064d95a8f284f734b92209.pdf\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:document-asset:document_pdf_20260624_b1be1358c5064d95a8f284f734b92209\" 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canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>The actress, who has credits to her name like &#8220;Rescue: HI-Surf,&#8221; &#8220;How I Met Your Mother,&#8221; and &#8220;9-1-1,&#8221; doesn&#8217;t say what disease doctors found &#8230; but she says they told her they highly recommended she terminate the pregnancy quickly &#8230; worrying for her safety &#8212; and making it clear the child would not make it to term.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-7bfe46094559a985c602dd90e10b526a\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Justene went through with the procedure a few weeks later &#8230; and it left her and her husband with a feeling of shame and guilt.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-8240cde368b8b4bf6aec2946aa014ce2\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>She praises her husband and her friends for picking her up &#8230; while also writing she shared her story so other women who have gone through a similar situation might feel less alone.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-9f981e5885b33f40d6a4f86ff41d9542\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"image-block\"><a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_png_20260624_4d262ce19a534f92a9bda43bb71f73a1\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:31c5172e-5431-472a-b5a8-19ce54489550\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/4d\/4by3\/2026\/06\/24\/4d262ce19a534f92a9bda43bb71f73a1_md.png\" alt=\"sub Justene Alpert Trueblood insta\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"image-block__card-footer\"><span class=\"media-credit image-block__media-credit\">Instagram \/ @justenealpert<\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-1769f1913da379feb9e4207506a01d1f\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Justene ends her post with a message for her son, <strong>Mads Mason Trueblood<\/strong> &#8230; writing, &#8220;I loved you then, I love you now and I will love you forever.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-667c0f4491c33d1bc013d0fb3445a6a9\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  canvas-block-is-last \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>She&#8217;s revelation comes on the heels of influencers <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/mcjuggernuggets\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>Jesse<\/strong><\/a><strong>\u00a0<\/strong>and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/ashley-ridgway\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>Ashley Ridgway<\/strong><\/a>telling their followers they <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/06\/04\/jesse-ashley-ridgway-terminate-pregnancy\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>terminated their pregnancy<\/strong><\/a> after learning their baby had Down syndrome &#8212; a choice has lots of folks <a 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Rare Genetic Condition Actress Justene AlpertDoctors Told Me To End Pregnancy Over Baby&#8217;s Genetic Disorder By TMZ Staff Published June 24, 2026 1:19 PM PDT Justene Alpert &#8212; popular actress and author &#8212; says she and her husband made the difficult decision to terminate her pregnancy 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