From: Deborah Harrell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > For a right-to-life > person, every child has an inalienable right to > life. The only possible > exception is when their right to life conflicts with > the right to life of > the mother. The mother's health is important, of > course, but not as > critical as the child's life. One would wish, of > course, to choose both, > but when push comes to shove, the right to life > predominates.
Realistically, in a good many situations, the child of a mother whose health is ruined has far less chance of survival than the child of a healthy mother. The Bujold list was having a discussion of pre-eclampsia, for which the only cure is to deliver the baby early, pray he survives, and tie the mother's tubes. Because the next pregnancy is likely to kill both the mother and the next child.
There are some religious traditions which would forbid tying the mother's tubes. What is the alternative?
IMO the goal is to have both mother and child thrive, live long, and prosper.
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