Spina bifida is a diagnosis expectant parents do not want to hear regarding their unborn child. Statistically, after Downs Syndrome, this condition comes in a close second when it comes to reasons for abortion. But, is it true that children with spina bifida would be better off dead rather than live with a significant disability? Twenty-one year old Anna Menges, who has lived with this condition all her life, gives an unqualified “no” to this question.