RE: Pregnant, brain-dead Texas woman forced to carry “distinctly abnormal" fetus to term
January 23, 2014 at 12:13 pm
To me, the fetus' disabilities, at this point, are irrelevant to this issue. I have hydrocephalus, like this fetus does, but in my case it is secondary to my spina bifida (common tandem within spina bifida). There are "other conditions", but the other conditions are of unknown nature and severity at this point. It's hard to project quality of life at this point.
With that said, this is all about the brain-dead woman. Here in California, we are dealing with a brain-dead teenager whose parents have refused to let go. She was even transferred to another facility that would tend to her, even in brain death. I believe this is still an ongoing event, and if so, it's quite sad. Honestly, regardless of whether the fetus is disabled or a future star quarterback/cheerleader, the brain dead, by law, should be free to move on (and the medical community members in question can therefore do the same). No personal directive should have the power to change that.
With that said, this is all about the brain-dead woman. Here in California, we are dealing with a brain-dead teenager whose parents have refused to let go. She was even transferred to another facility that would tend to her, even in brain death. I believe this is still an ongoing event, and if so, it's quite sad. Honestly, regardless of whether the fetus is disabled or a future star quarterback/cheerleader, the brain dead, by law, should be free to move on (and the medical community members in question can therefore do the same). No personal directive should have the power to change that.
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