• MaxHardwood@lemmy.ca
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    1 year ago

    I’m not sure if it’s still allowed but when a baby was delivered that requires massive medical intervention to keep them alive, the parents had the option to not medically intervene and go through the anguish of attempting to save a non-viable baby. Like a DNR (Do Not Resuscitate).

    So it’s not an abortion because the baby was delivered, and it’s not murder because nobody is actively killing it. It’s a tough call any parent would have to make at that moment. Some malformations are fatal and not known until post delivery, or delivery trauma itself. It sucks.