Are they boys and girls, or fetuses? This is beyond disgusting. He writes this article with no compassion, much like a sociopath admits to murder. We have been trying to get pregnant for a while and if we can’t get pregnant the good ol’ fashioned way, we have already ruled out “fetus selection.” I can not and will not purposely implant a child in my womb, only to inject it with poison.
good luck with your quest for children.
Yes..I have long been confused by the practice of implanting more embryos than should be carried.
I understand that they expect some of them not to “take.”
But in the case when they all begin to thrive, it simply doesn’t make sense to kill the fetus.
It is possible that implanting 4 embryos could lead to only one child due natural abortion (as in the case of my brother and his wife).
Are they boys and girls, or fetuses?
At the time they are implanted, it is not known if the embryos are male or female. That still can't be determined until 20 weeks or so. Since this mother was already experiencing severe symptoms for which she had been hospitalized, it stands to reason that she may not have been able to carry even 2 children to term, let alone 4 babies. This gives these kids the best chance for survival...if they can stay in the womb as long as possible and be raised by two parents. Why risk stroke or dying in child birth after trying so hard to become parents in the first place?
Just for the record...I AM pro-life, but abortion is going to happen anyway, legal or not. It should be sterile and as medically safe as modern medicine can make it. Yes partial birth abortion is especially gruesome, and I'm glad the ban was upheld. There are other ways to "selectively reduce" a pregnancy. I didn't get the impression that the author of this article was taking it lightly. It's no secret that our laws have not kept up with medicine. Abortion is a very complex issue, with no easy answers.