Would you play God????

talentedbutslow · 25-09-2006, 09:27

Following on from........"the tiny foot"....posted in "anything goes".....it brings us to the question.......if you were a doctor.....and you could see nothing but suffering ahead for a family with a deformed infant at birth...would you play God????

SPUGGIE J · 25-09-2006, 10:24

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Originally Posted by talentedbutslow

Following on from........"the tiny foot"....posted in "anything goes".....it brings us to the question.......if you were a doctor.....and you could see nothing but suffering ahead for a family with a deformed infant at birth...would you play God????

Ruddy ell Tal thats one hell of a question for a Monday morning!!!! There are enough people trying that now without this happening. Its already done because of screenings and the abortions that follow. Sorry couldnt do it. Life is to precious regardless of how hard it is.

WillowTheWhisp · 25-09-2006, 10:30

Neither could I Spuggie, but I'd hate to be in that position. It may look like all you can see ahead is suffering but how do you know? I mean there could be medical breakthroughs or the baby could even grow up to be someone who discovers a medical breakthrough and a cure for something. How can anyone know what will happen 20 years down the line? I would live up to my purpose to save life and preserve life. But that brings us to the other end of the spectrum and how long do you keep someone artificially alive if they are to all intents and purposes dead? A real dilemma. I think I would be inclined there to want to allow the person to die with dignity

WillowTheWhisp · 25-09-2006, 10:53

Found the quote I was looking for:

If you knew a woman who was pregnant, who had 8 kids already, three who were deaf, two who were blind, one mentally retarded, and she had syphilis, would you recommend that she have an abortion?

If you said yes, Congratulations, you just killed Beethoven.

garinda · 25-09-2006, 11:49

Eugenics is a very dangerous game to play.

All life is precious, and if we start trying to decide which sort of life is more valid than another it leads to the sort of madness the Nazis tried to implement.

Ianto.W. · 25-09-2006, 12:36

There is really no answer for how any of us mighnt act, with the benefit of hindsight, knowing how they would end up, Brady, Hidley etc, my answer would be thumbs down. Now play Bethovens fifth.

chav1 · 25-09-2006, 13:00

if you look under my user name you will see that i dont need to play god because i have already been made one

thankyou

WillowTheWhisp · 25-09-2006, 13:02

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chav1 · 25-09-2006, 13:15

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ive said it before and i will say it again..

chavolism - teh new improved faith for all

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i have inadvertanly thread wandered so in response to the question yes i would abort and believe me hindsight is a wonderfull thing , my mums still trying to get an abortion

WillowTheWhisp · 25-09-2006, 15:25

I wonder how the mother would feel though if she hadn't wanted an abortion and later found out that the child had been killed intentionally by the doctor? Ironically if a mother kills her baby afterwards she is a murderess.

jimmi5bellies · 25-09-2006, 16:59

Its a good job abortions were not legal in the days Stephen Hawkins mother was preggers. Just think if they was and she knew the outcome of her pregnancy we wouldnt have the great mastermind we have today.

chav1 · 25-09-2006, 17:17

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Originally Posted by jimmi5bellies

Its a good job abortions were not legal in the days Stephen Hawkins mother was preggers. Just think if they was and she knew the outcome of her pregnancy we wouldnt have the great mastermind we have today.

ime pretty sure somone woulda come along with just the same IQ eventualy to keep the balance between the thick and brainy

WillowTheWhisp · 25-09-2006, 17:46

It inevitably leads to the question where would you draw the line? Would anyone with a medical condition eventually be deemed unworthy to live?

garinda · 25-09-2006, 18:00

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It inevitably leads to the question where would you draw the line? Would anyone with a medical condition eventually be deemed unworthy to live?

Like I said earlier, eugenics is a very dangerous game.

Today we offer terminations if there is a possibility of Down's Syndrome, who knows what tomorrow brings?

'I'm sorry your baby will probably be under sized/need glasses/be albino/ginger.'

accymel · 25-09-2006, 18:09

I got offered a termination when i was carrying my son after 1st scan because it showed he had a foot deformity - absolutely not considered a termination & went on to have a very lively lad with congential talipies several ops later. I was rather upset by the mere suggestion of terminating a baby for that - how vain!