

Their parents never considered separating the twins for fear that one or both would die or be left with severe disabilities. On the other hand, the pair share only one liver, one chest, a common circulatory system, and only partially separate nervous systems.įrom the waist down, Abby and Brittany use all the organs together, including the intestines, bladder, and reproductive organs. They have two hearts, two stomachs, three kidneys, four lungs – two of which are connected. That's because the girls are the result of a single fertilized egg that failed to separate properly in the womb – making them the rarest form of conjoined twins. When the Hensel twins were born in Minnesota in on March 7, 1990, doctors warned their parents that girls would probably not survive the night, according to the Daily Mail reported.

© Montage: Screenshot Facebook/Abigail and Brittany Hensel (2) Siamese twins Abby and Brittany Hensel (31) share a body.
