[MEGoody]

But growth and development are everything. A neonate is no more fully human than a brain-dead individual kept alive only with a respirator.

So you are okay with taking the life of both a neonate and someone on a respirator?

Would you say it is okay to take the life of the person on the respirator if that individual has indicated they don't WANT their life taken in that circumstance?

[liberallarry]

So you are okay with taking the life of both a neonate and someone [brain-dead] on a respirator?

It depends on the circumstances but generally...yes.

Would you say it is okay to take the life of the person on the respirator if that individual has indicated they don't WANT their life taken in that circumstance?

Ditto...but in the real world this question is most often resolved by finances, not morality.