A Very Chilling Story; I can do one, but not three...

[Penn]

For the life of me..............What about Life?

A woman, pregnant with triplets - asks her doctor is there a way to terminate two of the three fetuses she is carrying, so that she'll deliver only one of them.

Does this fall under the heading of UFB?

[Penn]

This post has been on the internet for about 5 hours, and no one thinks this story is worth responding to?

Or have we all gotten numb to these kinds of things..............

[RoseRed (Premo)]

I'm not entering a debate, but I think it is pretty friggin lousy that she is willing to off two to keep one and she is selfish.

[Penn]

What struck me was, outside the horrific decision she was about to make, (or made, as it appears)I had never heard of a situation like this before!

Completely unimaginable for me.

[RoseRed (Premo)]

I personally am pro-choice, but there is no excuse for her actions. It is disgusting.

[CMC122]

Originally posted by penncam
What struck me was, outside the horrific decision she was about to make, (or made, as it appears)I had never heard of a situation like this before!

Completely unimaginable for me.

It's actually quite common. Especially in fertility treatment patients. I think it is awful.

[Hot N Bothered]

Originally posted by penncam
What struck me was, outside the horrific decision she was about to make, (or made, as it appears)I had never heard of a situation like this before!

Completely unimaginable for me.

With the use of fertility drugs, there are cases were a woman gets pregnant with a ridiculous number of fetuses. In cases like that, it is quite common for the doctor to remove some of them. I'm not talking triplets, I'm talking 7,10,15 or more. They didn't come right out and say it, but this case seems to be a naturally occuring set of triplets. I doubt this woman was looking to be a mother.

[RoseRed (Premo)]

Originally posted by Hot N Bothered
I doubt this woman was looking to be a mother.

[Penn]

Oh well, I guess I learn something new everyday.

Quite common, eh? I'm not being sarcastic, I suppose I just never heard of it before.

The author of this article, if you'll notice is Neil Cavuto from Fox News, and apparently he hadn't either. In fact, it appalls him that although there are probably thousands of couples in America that cannot have children, and who'd give their right arm for a child to raise as one of their own, 2 babies are dead, with no future.

Maybe it's personal with him.

[Hessian]

He had a hard time getting through the story of how the woman would have to give up her studio appartment, change her shopping habits, and alter her career...He finished without comment.....but, the tone of utter sadness was in his voice.
Perhaps I got a hint of him missing the opportunity to raise a child of his own. He's past his prime...and now he regrets some of his choices.

Selective reduction...sounds like a military term for sorting targets to hit.