Originally Posted by
0rphan
In my opinion, there is no decision to be made, you would make every effort to safe the babies life ....no question.
That's silly.
What about the life of the mother vs the life of the child? What if the child had virtually NO chance to live? The word "viable" actually MEANS something in medical terms.
If the odds of you saving the child are 10 million to one, and the child will not have a normal life thanks to your "saving", and the taxpayers bear the brunt of the cost because no parent can afford THAT kind of lifesaving effort. The months in an NICU unit alone would break most people.
There HAS to be line drawn somewhere as to where "viable" is for a fetus. It's a heartbreaking decision, regardless, but saving the baby no matter what is like saving anyone ELSE "no matter what". Would you really consign a child to a life of near-vegetative state? What about to a fate of never developing beyond 2 years old, except physically? To never have the brain capacity to talk, walk, or use a toilet? Would you consign a PARENT to that kind of hell?
"No matter what" is a VERY broad statement---and perhaps should be re-thought.
