Hobby Lobby

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Originally Posted by Estolcles [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Explain that to the doctors that support termination of an embryo when they notice it has something really wrong with it. ((I'm with the docs on that call, btw.))

It's the exact same thing we just went over. Why is it that we can say a child with X disability should be terminated, but an adult with the same or similar problem should not? I don't want the conversation to derail into the "when does life begin" debate given that this is, ostensibly, about Hobby Lobby, so I'll simply say reinforce my position that once a being achieves person-hood, his or her rights to self-determination fully vest and should be protected from termination. Otherwise, it's no different than culling the weak from the herd.

Originally Posted by Kekephee

Are parents authorized to make life or death decisions on behalf of their children?

Parents are authorized to make decisions on behalf of their child to further the best interests of the child. Death is (or should) almost always be not in the interests of the child. The only exception being, as you mentioned, life-support cases where there is no reasonable chance of recovery which then makes the situation one of triage and not termination.