re: Judge orders brain-dead pregnant woman removed from ventilator

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Morality is not within a judge's purview. And again, the husband's decision should have been honored without interference from the state.

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This

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this is not an issue that should be referenced in future abortion debates by either pro-life or pro-choice crowds.

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I agree. This is more of a the-state-should-keep-it's-nose-out-of-my-business issue.

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This is what makes me mad, a fetus is not considered viable in Texas until after 24 weeks, and no tests have been done on the baby int he last week

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If I recall correctly, the infant suffered from severe physical and more than likely mental malformations.

I consider what he wanted to be an act of mercy.

This is one of those cases which should have remained private.

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Its not a death sentence for the fetus. The fetus by all rights should be dead, and died when the woman carrying her went brain dead.

All the judge is saying let nature take its course.

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but if keeping the women alive (being alive is more than just having brain activity) sure she is brain dead but if her body is sustaining the fetus than the women should be kept alive.

Note: legally the fetus is human so there are no legal grounds to keep alive a "clump of cells" but if it is human than letting the women die is very problematic.

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since it is NOT the OT...I'll refrain from comments about my nose and your business

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Morality is not within a judge's purview. And again, the husband's decision should have been honored without interference from the state.

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you are correct I should have phrased that in another way

a legal system that would allow a fetus to die even when it could be saved is problematic. The Judge has his hands tied, but I don't like the morality of the legal system.

Again if the mother being on a ventilator will allow the fetus to survive and be born (through C section obviously) than the mother should be kept alive.

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If I recall correctly, the infant suffered from severe physical and more than likely mental malformations.

I consider what he wanted to be an act of mercy.

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than by your logic we should go into mental institutions and kill all those who hare physical and mental malformations.

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but if keeping the women alive (being alive is more than just having brain activity) sure she is brain dead but if her body is sustaining the fetus than the women should be kept alive.

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first off *woman
second; disagree...the husband/father did not want medical intervention and that should have been honored. The woman had a DNR and that should also have been honored. The state should not have interfered.

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Again if the mother being on a ventilator will allow the fetus to survive and be born (through C section obviously) than the mother should be kept alive.

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To what end exactly. In case that fetus can reach the birth canal?

This is torture...nothing more nothing less. And it reduces that man's wife to being nothing more then a breeding device.

For shame.