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To: Lane3 who wrote (61541)	10/8/2002 11:19:00 AM
From: Neocon	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 82486

If the parent has a dozen children, numerous grandchildren, plenty of people to comfort him in old age, and the child is suffering from Down's syndrome, and is thus a partial burden and will not live a full life, nevertheless, most parents would take heroic measures to save the child. Because the child is their responsibility. Period.

To: Lane3 who wrote (61541)	10/8/2002 5:40:37 PM
From: TimF	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 82486

If a parent takes heroic steps to protect his child, does he do that for the child or does he do that for himself? If the child is dead, it's dead, beyond joy or suffering. If the parent loses his life to protect his or her child from great harm or death is that in the parents self interest? What about a situation where it is known that only one can live and the parent chooses the child, so that you can know the parent was not just risking his or her life to save the child but rather giving it up knowingly? Tim