[stephanos]

Originally Posted by aussiemama

So it is ok to kill someone if someone is supposedly going to die anyway? Murder is still murder. Why don't we just trust God in these rare situations rather than murder the baby?

This is really an ignorant statement. Who would you "murder" the mother or the baby? Think about this for a second before you respond. They don't usually kill (although some mothers aren't against abortion so they just might), but often times they'll try to get the child out and if the lungs are healthy enough put the child on a ventilator. Premature babies happen all the time, and doctors are getting better and better about saving this children.

http://www.keepkidshealthy.com/Newbo...re_babies.html

So anywho, it's important to remember that a husband and wife are one flesh. Let me put it another way, if the Lord were to bless me with a wife I would have a very difficult time telling the doctors to "murder" my wife in order to save the baby that "might" live.

Peace and Love,
Stephen

Originally Posted by aussiemama

So it is ok to kill someone if someone is supposedly going to die anyway? Murder is still murder. Why don't we just trust God in these rare situations rather than murder the baby?

"We" might do that, Aussiemama: "we're" Christians, and know about trust in God. But I'm afraid the vast majority of women in this situation don't know the Lord at all. How can they trust in Whom they have not even believed? You can't expect Christian behavior from non-Christians.

Originally Posted by aussiemama

So it is ok to kill someone if someone is supposedly going to die anyway? Murder is still murder. Why don't we just trust God in these rare situations rather than murder the baby?

Because, in later pregnancy before the baby is considered "age of viability" (which is 24 weeks) it's usually not done to "kill" the baby to save the mother. If there is a life threatening condition concerning the mother and the baby, the baby is taken early for a better chance of survival, it's done to save both of them. It is true that if the baby doesn't survive and it is born before 24 weeks, it's listed as partial birth abortion, but it is in no means a purposeful one. It is done to give the baby the best chance of survival, when it's life is threaten because the womb and the mother's body can no longer support it's life.