Pollywog—I’m speaking from experience. My aunt went into labor on Christmas Eve, 1962. Something went wrong. They could have saved her life at the cost of her baby. She chose to die rather than allow her baby to die.
Not every woman should have to do the same. If there’s any risk at all that a mother might die because of bearing a child, then she ought not be forced to bear it.
In cases like this I would leave the decision up to a woman and her doctor, and those who can’t afford needed treatment should get it at no cost.
Zook, I am sorry for the death of your aunt. Could she not have had a C-Section and immediately removed the baby? What would have they done to save your aunt at the expense of the baby? In any event, I am sorry for you and your loss.Since 1962 , much has been done to improve situations like this. Polly