Taking the mother off life support is not the same as abortion. No one would be killing either of them by removing artificial life support. They are letting lives continue on with a natural process of living or dying. The baby dying along with the already brain dead mother who dies a natural death, as this will be, is a natural process.There is also evidence that the baby has a deformity of some kind. Â Even if they allowed her to remain a human incubator, the baby would not survive outside of the mother once that time came, so the effort to keep her hooked up to bring the baby to term would not have been successful. Â This would be a different story if the baby would be able to survive with time. Â
@donnatella: The deformities, according to what I've read are "distinct" and "severe" (particularly the lower extremities, to the extent that gender couldn't even be determined
), but I don't think anyone has made a determination about viability outside of the womb. Either way, I feel for all of those involved, and I'm at least relieved that this family will finally be able to grieve the loss of their loved ones. I could never even begin to judge their decision or this outcome - I can't even fathom being in a situation like this with a loved one. It must literally feel like a never-ending nightmare.
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