On Tue, Jan 26, 2010 at 2:32 PM, Dana <[email protected]> wrote:
> > there is a wierd dichotomy in the last few months of pregnancy where the > doctor has two patients and has to balance their interests. I remember bed > rest, had to do it both times. Drove me nuts, and I am a fairly sedentary > bookish sort. I suppose they could say that not doing it harmed the baby, > tho I am more familiar with it as a precaution for the mother's health. I'd > be offended if that had happened to me but I am not entirely sure whether I > think the doctor was wrong. > If the mom-to-be can abort the baby up to and until she delivers it, then the doctor has ZERO say...and is not, in fact, dealing with two patients...but with one patient who has a condition, a condition over which she has 100% say. If, on the other hand, there is a point prenatal where that fetus becomes human enough to become a patient of the doctor, along with the mother to be.....then......well....that's a whole new can of worms, aint it? -- It's such a clever innocence In which you do your sorcery ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Want to reach the ColdFusion community with something they want? Let them know on the House of Fusion mailing lists Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:311159 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5
