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Cowgirl Jack said:
I'm temped to pull up all the shit I learned in Growth and Repro, but I'm too tired now.

In this case, this woman put her appearence before the child's life. If her life was in danger, this would be a totally different matter.



Short, sweet, and to the point. Thank you, CJ.

Let's get a couple things straight here. First of all, this isn't an abortion case. The abortion issue is a whole can of worms that I don't really want to get into here. This wasn't a "sac of cells". It was a baby, ready for delivery. The fact of the matter is that the woman was told that at least one of those babies was going to die if she didn't get a c-section. And she decided because 1) of cosmetic reasons; and/or 2) because she has a history of mental illness, to not have the c-section. Thus the baby died. Therefore the question is not "When is a baby not a baby?" or "Is abortion murder?" or "What is the cut-off for when a fetus can be aborted?" The question is "Did this woman, by refusing to act upon the advice of her doctor, have a hand (and, thus, responsibility) for the death of her child?" If the answer is "yes", then the next question is "Was this woman of sound mind when she made the decision, or is she insane?"

Based on the facts of the article, which doesn't seem to be too well written as it rambles and hops from point-to-point (or maybe I'm tired and read it wrong), it would seem TO ME that the woman DID ignore the advice of her doctor, for purely selfish reasons. Thus she DOES (at least) share in the responsibility for the baby's death. Now, whether or not she acted of her own rational volition or is a whack-job is what's in question.

Somehow I have the feeling that this will go trial and she'll plead insanity to avoid whatever the severe penalty is...

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