Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article

To: DB; Ditter

The family may soon be faced with an even tougher decision than the decision to abort would have been. As is the case with many conjoined twins, their circulatory systems and hearts aren’t working well enough to support both of them. This usually gets worse rather than better as they grow. At some point, the decision is often whether to hurry up and kill one, to have any chance of saving the other, or to sit by and watch both die, knowing that one very likely could have been saved.
http://www.canada.com/vancouversun/story.html?id=10929eb1-742c-43a3-9571-8b10f0960e1d&k=14563


10 posted on 05/20/2007 11:53:50 PM PDT by GovernmentShrinker
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 4 | View Replies ]


To: GovernmentShrinker
At some point, the decision is often whether to hurry up and kill one, to have any chance of saving the other, or to sit by and watch both die, knowing that one very likely could have been saved.

These twins have fused brain stems, it hard to imagine how they could successfully separate these twins, even if they should sacrifice one to save the other.

15 posted on 05/21/2007 12:25:06 AM PDT by Pontiac (Patriotism is the natural consequence of having a free mind in a free society.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 10 | View Replies ]

Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article


FreeRepublic, LLC, PO BOX 9771, FRESNO, CA 93794
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson