I just want to know what you guys would think about this. Since this should be a touchy subject for some of you. Just read an article pretty much about what my second option describes, and the woman was kept alive long enough for the baby to become viable. Once she gave "birth" via C-section, she was nearly immediately taken off of life support.

depends on how pregnant she is

Well, if the baby is a small cluster of cells, then the "baby" obviously isn't gonna survive one way or another, and the pregnant woman should just be cut off of life support.

Why didn't they fight for her life too?

Cause she was already dead and it was right to let her die with some semblance of dignity.

Nobody has *ever* recovered from being braindead. Ever.

Quote from: Not Comms Officer on April 30, 2015, 11:14:21 PM

Quote from: Kitsunekun on April 30, 2015, 11:09:22 PM

Why didn't they fight for her life too?

Cause she was already dead and it was right to let her die with some semblance of dignity.

Nobody has *ever* recovered from being braindead. Ever.

Touché. Well keep her long enough to birth the baby if it is possible and safe for the child. Some mothers would do anything for their unborn children.

But imagine being that kid.
"Yeah my mom was brain dead when pregnant with me."

I wonder if that would creat psychological damages, or influences?

Oh god, this would practically be a case study for all of that. This is the first time I've heard of a case where they actually managed to save the baby from being pregnant in a braindead mother. In all other cases I've seen, the baby died with the mother.

But being born to a braindead mother would definitely have a lot of influence on the baby. With terms of psychological damage... we'll find that out as time goes along.

Quote from: Not Comms Officer on April 30, 2015, 11:19:21 PM

Quote from: Kitsunekun on April 30, 2015, 11:17:05 PM

Quote from: Not Comms Officer on April 30, 2015, 11:14:21 PM

Quote from: Kitsunekun on April 30, 2015, 11:09:22 PM

Why didn't they fight for her life too?

Cause she was already dead and it was right to let her die with some semblance of dignity.

Nobody has *ever* recovered from being braindead. Ever.

Touché. Well keep her long enough to birth the baby if it is possible and safe for the child. Some mothers would do anything for their unborn children.

But imagine being that kid.
"Yeah my mom was brain dead when pregnant with me."

I wonder if that would creat psychological damages, or influences?

Oh god, this would practically be a case study for all of that. This is the first time I've heard of a case where they actually managed to save the baby from being pregnant in a braindead mother. In all other cases I've seen, the baby died with the mother.

But being born to a braindead mother would definitely have a lot of influence on the baby. With terms of psychological damage... we'll find that out as time goes along.

That would be an interesting case study!
If that was possible and the child's immediate family acted negatively towards them and how they were birthed, then how would that child view the world? What would be the inner feelings of a child born to a "zombie"?

Well, assuming that this baby actually survives long-term, the answers to all of those questions will reveal themselves in the coming years.

If the baby is close to being born.. perhaps only a month or two away, keep her alive until the baby is born.

What if she was four months along?

Quote from: Kitsunekun on April 30, 2015, 11:57:47 PM

Quote from: Forgewolf on April 30, 2015, 11:53:13 PM

If the baby is close to being born.. perhaps only a month or two away, keep her alive until the baby is born.

What if she was four months along?

If she is only four months pregnant, its too long too wait.. but if she only has four months left, maybe..

It should depend entirely on the status of the baby. If it's possible to somehow salvage the baby if the mother were even 2 months pregnant, then the baby should be salvaged. Ending the life of an already dead person is one thing, but causing a baby who's alive to die because of it is a whole other thing.

End her life support unless the birth is imminent.
Ireland tried the other option that people have chosen; and the body was decomposing on the maternity ward around new parents and parents to be.

Basically Mordo's post

Brain dead means you're dead and there's no coming back, so take 'em off life support. The body may still be functioning because of artificial means or help from the hospital, but the brain is no longer alive.

The OP is more about the baby than the person who's braindead...