Personally I think that if the baby has no brain activity I think that you should just pull the plug. I no it would be very hard but you have to look out for the baby. You have to think about what the baby would want. Put yourself in the baby’s shoes, would you really want to live like this.
The second part of the clip was on the baby again but this time she had brain activity. She could see, hear, and touch. I really don’t think I could kill a baby that could end up having a some what normal life. If you had to put the baby on dialyses then I think it would be best to let the baby go.
The older woman with the beginning stages of Alzheimer’s who decides not to be put machines when the time comes. I think that she should have all rights to make her own dissensions on her own life. If she doesn’t want to be kept alive by machines and tubes then it should be up to her.
These are my opinions on what I think I would do and what I would want other people to do with my own life.
I agree with all of your decisions on these specific situations, but if you are following the discussion board, none of our agreed-upon outcomes would be considered acceptable or "moral" behavior and the right thing to do in every one of these situations. We could not make this a "goldren rule". What if the first baby's parents were opposed to letting her die because of religious reasons? What if the 2nd baby's parents were given the choice to continue support (or not) and they only wanted a healthy baby?
ReplyDeleteLike someone said on one of the discussion boards, every situation is unique and no matter what we decide is right, someone else would consider it wrong.
I too must agree with the decisions. Patty, you hit the nail on the head so to speak: "Every situation is unique and no matter what we decide is right, someone else would consider it wrong." Are we ourselves not the best judges of what is morally correct for us?
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