MRSannie Posted November 13, 2007 Share Posted November 13, 2007 When I saw the story, and heard she got a kidney from her twin, I started thinking about the ethics of her surgery. If abortion is wrong, at even the microscopic level, isnt' killing a parasitic twin wrong? Comments? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tufsoles Posted November 13, 2007 Share Posted November 13, 2007 I am shocked to every think a thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MRSannie Posted November 13, 2007 Author Share Posted November 13, 2007 not sure what you meant by that last reply. As a mom, I totally would have done the same thing--don't get me wrong! It just occured to me, as a RC with the ethics I believe in for a)the unborn, all the way to a one-celled unborn and the b)infirmed- no matter what their function, with this pro-life stance, where does an embedded parasitic twin fit in to the pro-life stance? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mateo el Feo Posted November 13, 2007 Share Posted November 13, 2007 Is there a link/article which discusses the circumstances in a little more detail? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MRSannie Posted November 13, 2007 Author Share Posted November 13, 2007 here is the link [url="http://www.comcast.net/providers/fan/popup.html?v=594006627&pl=594004747.xml&launchpoint=Cover&cid=fancover&attr=default_headline&config=/config/common/fan/default.xml"]http://www.comcast.net/providers/fan/popup...fan/default.xml[/url] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thy Geekdom Come Posted November 13, 2007 Share Posted November 13, 2007 As far as I understand the biology (with my embryology limited to only one course), the "parasitic" twin died in the womb and essentially would have been miscarried, but the other twin absorbed the limbs. I could be wrong, though. In any event, the principle of double effect probably applies here, so long as the intention itself was not evil. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MRSannie Posted November 13, 2007 Author Share Posted November 13, 2007 double effect? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmotherofpirl Posted November 13, 2007 Share Posted November 13, 2007 [quote name='MRSannie' post='1418774' date='Nov 13 2007, 04:21 PM']here is the link [url="http://www.comcast.net/providers/fan/popup.html?v=594006627&pl=594004747.xml&launchpoint=Cover&cid=fancover&attr=default_headline&config=/config/common/fan/default.xml"]http://www.comcast.net/providers/fan/popup...fan/default.xml[/url][/quote] link doesn 't work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MRSannie Posted November 13, 2007 Author Share Posted November 13, 2007 sorry about the link-- it is from my comcast video thing, maybe only works on my home page. I will try to find the story... try this [url="http://news.aol.com/story/_a/eight-limbed-girl-has-successful-surgery/20071106081709990001"]http://news.aol.com/story/_a/eight-limbed-...106081709990001[/url] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PapaHilarious Posted November 13, 2007 Share Posted November 13, 2007 [quote name='Raphael' post='1418790' date='Nov 13 2007, 01:36 PM']As far as I understand the biology (with my embryology limited to only one course), the "parasitic" twin died in the womb and essentially would have been miscarried, but the other twin absorbed the limbs.[/quote] this is my understanding of the story, too. the fact that the one baby absorbed the other body parts shows that the second child had died. quite sad. but it'll be very interesting to see the followup now after the surgery. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MRSannie Posted November 13, 2007 Author Share Posted November 13, 2007 Yes, she is a beautiful little girl, too. How scary for that family to face such a risky surgery. I hope her rehab goes smoothly... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
littleflower+JMJ Posted November 13, 2007 Share Posted November 13, 2007 I dont see how this could be abortion? I thought the twin had died naturally in the womb and became a part of the girll and never fullly developed. Andwhen they say they are using tissues from the twin, it is what was already given/grown on the girl already. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prose Posted November 13, 2007 Share Posted November 13, 2007 Man... That is one beautiful girl!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MRSannie Posted November 13, 2007 Author Share Posted November 13, 2007 Ok, I am just being difficult here, but how is the parasitic twin any different than a person who is on life support, does not interact, but is not terminal? Please understand, I am just probing the ethics here, not being critical of what was done, and truly have compassion for the family and the little girl. But the residual twin's body was alive, and although she wasn't communicative, wasn't she THERE? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seven77 Posted November 13, 2007 Share Posted November 13, 2007 [quote name='MRSannie' post='1418756' date='Nov 13 2007, 04:02 PM']When I saw the story, and heard she got a kidney from her twin, I started thinking about the ethics of her surgery. If abortion is wrong, at even the microscopic level, isnt' killing a parasitic twin wrong? Comments?[/quote] The parasitic twin already was dead--no head was formed. Thus the "extra limbs" on little Lakshmi. No killing involved. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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