Atheists, tell me, a Roman Catholic: why should I become an atheist?

[Catholic_Lady]

In the case of an ectopic pregnancy, the damaged Fallopian tube can be surgically removed. The baby inside will die as a result of this, but the death is the unintended side effect of the medical condition, not the intended outcome/goal, as is with abortion.

I asked because you said that "(i)n the cases where the mom's life is in immediate danger [...] there are ethical ways of dealing with the situation that don't involve an abortion."  I was curious what the answer would be, though I assumed that the fetus would be aborted since the other option would kill it anyway.

You are right that he would die regardless, so I can see how it would seem pointless. But when we're dealing with difficult moral situations and grey areas, the thinking is that when human life is involved it's a big deal, and so we have to address the problem by combing through the really fine details... such as the difference between specifically targeting the offspring with the intention of killing him/her, and performing a necessary medical procedure that would sadly result in his/her death as a known but unintended consequence.

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In the case of an ectopic pregnancy, the damaged Fallopian tube can be surgically removed. The baby inside will die as a result of this, but the death is the unintended side effect of treating the medical condition, not the intended outcome/goal, as is with abortion.

Doesn't everything happen according to 'God's' plan?

In the grand scheme, big picture sort of way, yes. But that does not mean that God is hand puppeting every single thing that happens in nature.