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Clinicaly dead pregnant woman on life support

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http://m.rte.ie/news/2014/1217/667564-womanhospital/

It is understood that some family members have asked for her life support machine to be switched off.

Doctors are seeking legal advice regarding the Constitutional position in relation to the Protection of Life During Pregnancy Act.

The woman is around 16 weeks pregnant and has another child.

This is going to run and run IMO.

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lazygal

Stark wrote: »

It's bogus. We give people a choice about whether or not to have organs harvested after they die but we don't give people the choice about whether their bodies can be used as incubators or not.

When I was pregnant I discussed this issue with my husband and we agreed I would like the baby to be born even if I would die as a result. That was my choice and thankfully it was never an issue, but I would hate for him to have to make that decision.

lazygal

cassid wrote: »

What a horrific situation for a family to be in. There is just no right answer here, either solution is just so sad and tragic.

The girls parents have asked for the life support to be switched off.

I wonder how the father feels ? Do her parents have the final say ?

If she is not married her parents are her next of kin and make end of life decisions like this, even if she is in a relationship.
This is an awful story, for so many reasons.

Stark

It's bogus. We give people a choice about whether or not to have organs harvested after they die but we don't give people the choice about whether their bodies can be used as incubators or not.

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Just goes to show that it's impossible to legislate effectively for such complex things

IsMiseMyself

If it were me and I was in this situation and presuming I was happy to be pregnant and in a situation where having a child was a goer, I'd like the life support machine to be left on so the baby could live.

There's no right or wrong with this case. The situation is horrendous.

shamrock55

If the baby is still able to grow naturally inside her while she is on life support i think they should give the baby every chance to reach full term or as near as

cassid

What a horrific situation for a family to be in. There is just no right answer here, either solution is just so sad and tragic.

The girls parents have asked for the life support to be switched off.

I wonder how the father feels ? Do her parents have the final say ?

greasepalm

terrible news either way,will it be another miracle baby ,funny thing about women as they will give their life to see a new life begin.prayers for all of the family at this time.

MagicMarker

Well... that's a noodle scratcher.

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Augmerson wrote: »

Dunno what to say to that. Jesus christ, just awful. My thoughts are with her family.

Ya I'm the same.

Augmerson

Dunno what to say to that. Jesus christ, just awful. My thoughts are with her family.

bodice ripper

Jesus h christ.