Abortion for the sake of saving the mother's life

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I have been thinking about this lately. I am sacred to death to ever be out in this position, but I am almost certain that if this situation arose, I would chose my wife to continue living over the baby. Am I a bad person for thinking this way? Am I the only one who thinks this way?
 
Why don’t you wait until you are faced with this reality? At that point you will pray and your path will be spelled out.

The abortion is usually suggested long before there is any danger, as a convenience to the doctor who is put at legal risk by continuing a high-risk pregnancy. Given this reality, I can understand the temptation.
 
Rodney, I hope you will consider urging the doctors to try saving both your wife and child.
 
I don’t think that to simply say “try to save both” really answers the question. It seems to me that saving both would automatically be the obvious first choice. The question is… what if saving both is not an option and I have to chose between my wife or the baby.

I too have thought about this. However, I have never come across a clear, authoritative answer.

I would love to believe that I would follow whatever the church dictated. However, my heart tells me I would chose to save the life of my wife, without hesitation.

This is one time I am glad to be in my senior years and will never have to make that impossibly difficult decision.
 
Your wife and child have equal value and dignity.

You cannot choose one over the other. There must be an evaluation of the circumstances and chances of either one living to inform any decision. The one with the best chance should be saved.
 
Firstly - have you asked your wife how SHE would feel in such a situation? And would you respect her wishes on the matter, since it would be her life at stake?

Secondly - imagine that the child is born (even just a couple of hours old) and someone comes in and shoots a gun in its direction - would you without hesitation throw yourself in front of it and take the bullet for it? Even though you’d leave your wife a widow by doing so? If so, essentially you DO value the child’s life over your wife’s.

I think the majority of parents would answer yes and in fact do value their child’s life first and foremost, if anecdotal evidence is anything to go by.

I don’t think you’re a bad person for thinking differently - nor that you’re the only one. I also don’t think that you (or any of us) can have a clue as to what we would ACTUALLY do in such a situation.
 
Here is an example of how someone handled the very situation you have suggested.

Saint Gianna Molla

youtube.com/watch?v=YZ2o17YJjw8&feature=related

This video is a short summary of the saint. There is a great video of her life story where one can hear the daughter she saved speak about her departed mother. The daughter went on to become a doctor 👍

The dvd Love is a Choice can be bought for $20 new or if you have a catholic store nearby you could rent it. My store asks for a $3 donation.

God bless
 
A few years back now Tiller’s spokesperson slipped up and in a PR nightmare stated that “9 out of 10 of the late term abortions we do here are on healthy women with healthy babies”.

There are very, very, very few situations where the death of the baby will save the mother.
 
I agree that the instance is so rare as to be inconsequential. The situation would probably be so grave that the mother would be at just as much risk, termination of the pregnancy notwithstanding. This is why the abortion is suggested before the situation even arises.

For instance, my friend developed a clotting disorder after her sixth one which made her seventh a very dangerous situation. She had to have heparin shots all the way through. Both came through with flying colors. Another doctor would have advised a “termination” of the pregnancy because of the risk. A disaster would put a doctor in danger of a malpractice suit, and our society is malicious enough to go along with that. It’s a self-protective instinct on the part of the doctor.

It takes an especially brave person to beocme an OB, not just an OB, but a pro-life one who would put themselves in such jeopardy. This is the brave new world we have carved out for ourselves, folks.
 
I’ve said it before and I will say it again…I am willing to die for ANY of my child, born or unborn.
 
Bear in mind you are talking about (I assume) an actual wife, but only a theoretical child at the moment.
 
Without hesitation I would die for my unborn baby.

I am blessed with a loving husband and I have an awesome sister in law and they would take great care of my babies.
 
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