Comments on: Did Barack Obama vote to withhold treatment to infants surviving abortion?

By: Ann

Ann — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 20:20:06 +0000

Anyone,
Is the Hippocratic Oath still taken by all doctors practicing medicine? If so, are there any ethical exceptions to the oath?

By: irishgrl

irishgrl — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 19:36:33 +0000

Pfft. you are discussing semantics, and “mother” has more than one meaning. Not all mothers innately protect their children either. As to your belief re: medical measures to sustain the “life of the baby” who pays for these measures? you? I didnt think so. There is a HUGE difference between a choice and an opinion.
You’re welcome to your opinion, but fortunately, nobody is bound by it.

By: Ann

Ann — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 19:01:41 +0000

I firmly believe that the ONLY person who has the right to decide what to do with their own offspring is the MOTHER. Not you, not me, not the State.
irishgrl,
The woman who aborts her own offspring is hardly entitled to be called a “mother”. Mothers innately protect their children. I believe I mentioned in my last post that choice was paramount for the woman who finds herself with an unwanted pregnancy. My personal hope is that the choice would be for life, however, it is not my choice to make. Women are going to have abortions regardless if they are legal or not, regardless of your opinion or mine, or the state. As to a child surviving an abortion attempt, I firmly believe every medical measure should be taken to sustain the life of the baby.

By: irishgrl

irishgrl — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 03:54:42 +0000

Ken, I agree with you. Completely.
Ann, I firmly believe that the ONLY person who has the right to decide what to do with their own offspring is the MOTHER. Not you, not me, not the State.

By: Ann

Ann — Sat, 23 Aug 2008 22:59:07 +0000

Minty,
Thanks for your response. Religion does not enter the equasion for me when it comes to saving a life – I just think it is the right things to do in a civilized world. Fetuses who survive abortion deserve the right to life IMHO just as I deserve the right to life if a doctor can save me from a horrible, life threatening car accident.
Regarding abortion – choice is paramount and elevates a way of thinking to look at all different options, be completely informed of the emotional impact that could last a lifetime or have no effect, and finally be fully aware of what they are doing rather than consider it a trivial matter that has no meaning. Either choice will have it’s own set of consequences and the woman should be well aware of that.