According to my understanding, the Church teaches that in the case of a tubal pregnancy, the section of the fallopian tube where the embryo has become implanted can be surgically removed. This, of course, results in the death of the embryo. On the other hand, the Church teaches (through a convoluted system of tortured logic) that the embryo cannot be removed by medication - which would have the exact same result, but would spare the woman the trauma of a surgical procedure. (Just in case you missed it, I very much disagree with this teaching. But that’s just me, I guess.)Is an ectopic pregnancy considered like a normal pregnancy from a moral point of view? Is it morally acceptable by the Church’s teachings to kill those pregnancy cells attached to the tubes, (by means of medication/surgery removal) in cases where it has absolutely no chance of survival?
The bolded is true but it’s important to note that this is primarily because the medications currently available act to first kill the baby and then let the body slough away the remains. In many cases where a tube is removed, the baby is already dead. In fact many cases of ectopic pregnancy are only diagnosed with the dead baby is causing an infection in the tube. If medical science evolved to the point where we could more accurately determine if the baby was already deceased and had a medication that’s action was to remove rather than kill, there would be no reason not to use the medication instead of surgery.According to my understanding, the Church teaches that in the case of a tubal pregnancy, the section of the fallopian tube where the embryo has become implanted can be surgically removed. This, of course, results in the death of the embryo. **On the other hand, the Church teaches (through a convoluted system of tortured logic) that the embryo cannot be removed by medication - which would have the exact same result, **but would spare the woman the trauma of a surgical procedure. (Just in case you missed it, I very much disagree with this teaching. But that’s just me, I guess.)
In the few cases like this I know of, the implanted pregnancy was causing bleeding. The treatement to stop the hemmoraging will almost always result in the death of the baby but it is moral as an expected but undesired effect of the treatment.In the rare event of an ectopic pregnancy where the embryo is implanted someplace other than the fallopian tube, I have no idea what the Church teaches. My guess is that removing the embryo would go against Church teaching, and if the mother decided to obey this teaching, she’d be in for a very rough time.
I think you are right. Neither can the embryo be scooped out. part of the tube must be taken.According to my understanding, the Church teaches that in the case of a tubal pregnancy, the section of the fallopian tube where the embryo has become implanted can be surgically removed. This, of course, results in the death of the embryo. On the other hand, the Church teaches (through a convoluted system of tortured logic) that the embryo cannot be removed by medication - which would have the exact same result, but would spare the woman the trauma of a surgical procedure. (Just in case you missed it, I very much disagree with this teaching. But that’s just me, I guess.)
In rare cases, the egg can implant in an ovary, the cervix, or the belly. I guess the tissue on which it implants needs to be removed.In the rare event of an ectopic pregnancy where the embryo is implanted someplace other than the fallopian tube, I have no idea what the Church teaches. My guess is that removing the embryo would go against Church teaching, and if the mother decided to obey this teaching, she’d be in for a very rough time.