muhly22222 -> RE: Planned Parenthood... (3/29/2013 10:50:05 AM)
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ORIGINAL: breagha i would ask how common it is for an abortion to produce a living baby that is left on the table struggling for life. i'm sure that it happens sometimes... especially with later term abortions... but is it so common that they would have to ask that question? and why is it a bad answer to say that it is up to the family of the fetus? I would also question how common it is for a baby to survive an attempted abortion. That being said, if it happens even once, it would be good for there to be legal guidance as to the procedures and obligations of the various parties in such a situation. Assuming, for the sake of argument, that it does indeed happen on occasion...leaving it up to the family of the baby isn't all that great of an answer. Before the abortion, fine, the fetus wasn't a person. Assuming that the fetus survives the abortion procedure somehow, and is carrying on the functions of life (breathing, a heartbeat, etc.), it's no longer simply a fetus. At that point, it's a person, and any doctor would have an obligation to care for that person and attempt to save their lives. If the mother didn't want the baby before starting the procedure, I'd guess that it's unlikely she would after the baby managed to survive. Post-birth abortion would essentially be murder of a living infant. Not that there would be anything wrong with giving the child up for adoption at that point, nor would there be an issue with the mother having a change of heart and trying to keep the baby.
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