Briton expecting twins with two heads, one body

A WOMAN, pregnant with a rare form of Siamese twins, is refusing medical advice to terminate the pregnancy.

Lisa Chamberlain, 25, had a scan last week which showed her embryo had two heads and one body — making them dicephalus twins.

The staunch Catholic said doctors advised her to undergo an abortion but this was ruled out after talking over the matter with husband Mike. Ms Chamberlain, from Portsmouth, told the Sun newspaper: “My twins are a gift from God and we’re determined to give them a chance of life.”

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