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In reply to the discussion: Things I learned about Republicans at the County Fair... [View all]haele
(14,004 posts)Babies who are born, but won't survive due to congenital organ failure or fatal birth defects like encephalocele.
Babies who are very much wanted, but will die within hours or possibly months in agony.
The parents and doctors make the decision to not make heroic efforts, but to keep the baby in comfort until it passes naturally, or some miracle happens.
Republicans conveniently ignore situations like Sun Hudson's, where hospitals in Red, "pro- life" states are allowed to pull feeding or breathing tubes if the parents have no insurance or can't pay, and refuse to take the baby home to die after a certain amount of time.
But it's apparently Baby Murder to not waste hospital money and resources to keep a baby alive until a specious time or cost level is reached, if the parents can't come up with the money for long term heroic measures.
The parents and the baby must
Suffer through the fatal birth defect, because the Christo-fascist God made it happen for a reason.
Haele
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