I'm trying to find the study, but I remember seeing somewhere that somewhere between 50%-75% of pregnancies end in miscarriage, just that the woman is unaware the fertilization even happened in many of them.
Imagine all those women going through IVF where it "doesn't take". I know more than one woman who has gone through IVF, where multiple embryos were created, but never implanted. It's obvious she *WANTS* the baby (or she wouldn't be spending that kind of money), but would she be prosecuted for it now?
For that matter, what happens with "snowbabies", those frozen embryos that are left over from IVF procedures? Will it be considered murder to eliminate those never used?
Slippery slope does not even begin to cover it... I am reminded of a friend of mine whose baby was diagnosed with renal agenosis last year... The baby had no kidneys and would not survive more than hours after birth. It is difficult enough to have to make the choice to terminate, but now they would force someone to carry to term because her health isn't important enough to carry again?
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Date: 2010-12-08 12:30 pm (UTC)Imagine all those women going through IVF where it "doesn't take". I know more than one woman who has gone through IVF, where multiple embryos were created, but never implanted. It's obvious she *WANTS* the baby (or she wouldn't be spending that kind of money), but would she be prosecuted for it now?
For that matter, what happens with "snowbabies", those frozen embryos that are left over from IVF procedures? Will it be considered murder to eliminate those never used?
Slippery slope does not even begin to cover it... I am reminded of a friend of mine whose baby was diagnosed with renal agenosis last year... The baby had no kidneys and would not survive more than hours after birth. It is difficult enough to have to make the choice to terminate, but now they would force someone to carry to term because her health isn't important enough to carry again?