I do not believe anyone in here said anything about anyone feeling good about any of this situation. In fact I said that there is not good answer to this and it will not turn our well.
I will state very bluntly again that we have laws to use for guidelines in these situations not church teachings or individual faith and that is how it should be. Within the guidelines of existing laws this is the sole decision of the husband. Period.
The rest of us should step aside and know that it is a very difficult decision for him to make. This woman is dead, she died more than a month ago. Her body could not sustain life with out a machine breathing for her. There was no realistic or rational hope for her to recover or even maintain life on her own. Their baby was badly compromised from her death due to a prolonged lack of oxygen. Medical tests and scans found that the baby was badly deformed and there was a strong indication of brain damage as well.
The rest of us can sit and make big talk but we do not have the knowledge that the husband has of this situation, we do not have the responsibility to make this decision, and we do not have to live with the very real consequences of this decision. I hope no one ever has to make this decision ever again. So I'll shut up and quietly support the husband and her parents with heart felt compassion and sadness for their loss.
“Their baby was badly compromised from her death due to a prolonged lack of oxygen. Medical tests and scans found that the baby was badly deformed and there was a strong indication of brain damage as well.”
The fact that you think this is a justification for murdering the baby is EXACTLY the problem with our society.
There was zero harm to let the baby maintain his life support system for a couple more weeks.