Whose Baby Was Left To Die

Of course prematurity has been a topic that a lot of people talk and about and have their own opinions on. Questions have occurred as to; when is it time to give in or what is the cut off as to when the doctors have to stop trying to save the baby? Due to how big the baby comes out, that is when the doctors can decide if they will save them or not. If the baby is too small some doctors will not try to save them due to the best interest of the child. There was an article I found on ‘’Daily Mail.com’’ about a woman in the United Kingdom whose baby was ‘’ left to die’’ because they were born too small. The baby was born 21 weeks into her pregnancy and it was said that if the child had been born two days earlier he would have been saved. It was

If the parents feel like the baby is not stable enough to make it through life it is their decision to choose not to resuscitate. I’m sure there are an abundance of different opinions on this particular issue but once again it is their decision and their baby so they can choose to do what they want. If they feel like the child is too small or there is proof that their child will suffer in life due to the multiple issues that they will encounter later in life, then that would be a good reason to not resuscitate. This issue was even brought to a court to discuss, the court case was called the Miller v. HCA. A couple made the decision that they did not want their child to be resuscitated and told the doctor that as well. The doctor then incorrectly informed her team that they did want their child to be resuscitated. The doctor witnessed that the child indeed had a heartbeat and was even crying, so they took the child and incubated her. Due to this decision the child, Sidney Miller suffered a brain hemorrhage and is now mentally and physically impaired. Even though the parents told the doctor that there was no use in resuscitating because her life will be in danger, she still took it upon herself and saved the child anyway. They took the case to court and sued them for battery and negligence for treating the infant without consent. The Millers won $60 million dollars by the jury but unfortunately it was then overturned by the Texas Court of Appeal. The court made this decision because it was decided that parental consent was not required for resuscitation, during the “emergent circumstances” of preterm birth. “Sidney could only be properly evaluated when she was born. Any decision … made before Sidney’s birth … would necessarily be based on speculation.” Although “best practice is to obtain parental consent before birth to make an evaluation and render