permafrost wrote:
FACT: The bill he is referring to would mandate that health professionals do all they could to keep a baby alive if it was "born alive" and would penalize anyone who lets a baby die.
#DonTheCon, last night: “The baby is born, the mother meets with the doctor, they take care of the baby, they wrap the baby beautifully and then the doctor and the mother determine whether or not they will execute the baby."
Just how long does the mother have, to decide? I have a 39 year old child living in my detached garage... is that too long?
I guess the doctor could do nothing and watch the child die. He could argue that he did nothing to harm the child... In some sick way he could reason that he didn't betray his Hippocratic Oath of doing "No Harm"
He did "No Harm"... just watched as the infant suffered and died.
What would happen to another hospital staff at the birth, if they stepped in and saved the baby. Could they be charged by the mother or doctor in court for going against their decision?