Didn't read the question at first. I thought the baby was actually alive for a while. If it is during pregnancy/labour, no question I would save the wife.
" I guarantee you that you'd never see your wife again, either way. "
I wouldn't be so sure. Its an unborn baby. She didn't have time to get so attached to it. "
I'd guarantee you. In a very real sense, it's a part of her. Also, babies represent the future. That kid could invent cold fusion or something. I know the chances of your child in particular being so successful are astronomically small, but the chances of your wife accomplishing such a task in the future are even smaller. Ending a life before it even begins is dumb as hell. How could you not at least want to give the baby a chance?
" I guarantee you that you'd never see your wife again, either way. "
I wouldn't be so sure. Its an unborn baby. She didn't have time to get so attached to it. "
Also, she just carried that thing around for 9 months specifically to bring new life into the world. If she hadn't planned on keeping it, she would've gotten an abortion.
These options seem highly insensitive to me. This truly would be a terrible decision to have to make, but I feel like it wouldn't necessarily be 100% up to me. For the record, though, saving the wife seems like the right decision to me if the child is unborn, purely from a practical standpoint. Also, I don't believe anyone who says that there's no emotional attachment between a father and an unborn child.
" I guarantee you that you'd never see your wife again, either way. "
I wouldn't be so sure. Its an unborn baby. She didn't have time to get so attached to it. "
I'd guarantee you. In a very real sense, it's a part of her. Also, babies represent the future. That kid could invent cold fusion or something. I know the chances of your child in particular being so successful are astronomically small, but the chances of your wife accomplishing such a task in the future are even smaller. Ending a life before it even begins is dumb as hell. How could you not at least want to give the baby a chance? "
Not every decision is that logical. I assume if I am married, and I decide to have a kid with this woman, she means a whole hell of a lot. If the baby was instead a toddler, I'm sure I would choose the kid. But if the baby is unborn it would be easier to choose her. I'm sure she would be depressed about losing the baby (Apparently getting abortions make women depressed in the same way, so this would be much worse) But still. I don't think the women would leave if I chose to save her. Besides being completely selfish, she would be a bitch.
" I guarantee you that you'd never see your wife again, either way. "
I wouldn't be so sure. Its an unborn baby. She didn't have time to get so attached to it. "
I'd guarantee you. In a very real sense, it's a part of her. Also, babies represent the future. That kid could invent cold fusion or something. I know the chances of your child in particular being so successful are astronomically small, but the chances of your wife accomplishing such a task in the future are even smaller. Ending a life before it even begins is dumb as hell. How could you not at least want to give the baby a chance? "
Not every decision is that logical. I assume if I am married, and I decide to have a kid with this woman, she means a whole hell of a lot. If the baby was instead a toddler, I'm sure I would choose the kid. But if the baby is unborn it would be easier to choose her. I'm sure she would be depressed about losing the baby (Apparently getting abortions make women depressed in the same way, so this would be much worse) But still. I don't think the women would leave if I chose to save her. Besides being completely selfish, she would be a bitch. "
I'm going to take a step back from my argument, because I'm assuming this is during childbirth (which I think makes it a much easier/harder question).
I'm no doctor, but I'm sure there's a set of standards and practices when it comes to these situations. I believe saving the mother is standard.... but don't quote me.
@arab_prince: Obviously if this were before childbirth, it'd be a different issue, because I would imagine the woman's survival chances would be close to 100%, and the baby's would probably be less. I'd still really really really really want to save the child, but I wouldn't want to sentence someone to death on the small likelihood the child would survive. Obviously the wife's opinion comes into this matter as well, as long as she's conscious and compos mentis.
@example1013: I completely agree. At first I answered the child no question before knowing the situation. Too many factors for a clear answer. Lets hope we never actually have to make this choice.
" @example1013: I completely agree. At first I answered the child no question before knowing the situation. Too many factors for a clear answer. Lets hope we never actually have to make this choice. "
Evolutionarily speaking, only choice B makes sense (i.e. no fitness benefits to saving your wife whereas definite fitness benefits for saving your child). Not sure what I would do in that situation. I'm leaning toward B since that's probably what my wife would want anyway. Also the people who are saying that it's an easy decision (i.e. they can always have another child) probably shouldn't become parents.
@spazmaster666: I'm saying it's an easy decision (assuming at childbirth) because I'm not about to kill my own child. Granted I don't plan on having kids any time soon, but still.
" @spazmaster666: I'm saying it's an easy decision (assuming at childbirth) because I'm not about to kill my own child. Granted I don't plan on having kids any time soon, but still. "
I'm in the same boat as you. Basically IMO if you're willing to let your child die because it is "unborn" (as if a couple of hours actually makes a difference when it's already a fully formed infant) and because you can always just "make another one," that gives me an indication of how much you would actually care for your children after they are born. Who care if little timmy gets left in the car in the summer heat, you can always "make another one" right?
" The wife would hate you for the rest of her life for not choosing the baby. "
Spot on. Your wife would make the same decision if she was in the same circumstance. Besides, how do you let an innocent at the beginning of their life perish over someone who's already experienced life to some extent?
It's not a wife or baby thing, but it's about a mother who has to choose which of her two children gets to live and which one gets executed by the Nazis. Not choosing would mean both are killed.
I can only have sex with one of them. And I think you know who I'm talking about. >:)
But for srs, I couldn't possibly choose and thus would probably perish trying to save them both. I'd rather sacrifice myself than have to live with someone elses death on my conscience.
First off. Sorry to anyone who was offended. It was just meant as a joke, I didn't expect anyone to actually consider the question just in case it happens and they have to decide quickly.
Besides the answer is obvious. Let the doctors decide and then sue them for malpractice :D
@GetEveryone said:
" @alternate said:
"Me, I would never get married nor willingly have kids so it is a bit of a coin toss ;-) "
That's going to be a very lonely life, chum. "
I am not celibate. It is the institute of marriage I don't like - rather than relationships in general. Just dodging my own question ;-) @keyhunter said:
" Save the wife, and convince her that if she tries to have another baby it will also die. "
lol. and get her hooked on meth then turn her out. pimp 4 life.
HHMMM well, If I let the wife live, she would nag me everytime I tried to play on my 360........the kid would have no respect while balling it's lungs out while I'm busy trying to headshot someone. If the doctor is a sexy single wealthy babe (that loves games) who just wants to get into my underwear...I'll pick her! (I would've made sure I had a nice fat insurance policy on the wife)
It's tough since I'm expecting a babbby right now, I'd say wife (girlfriend) but I think our personality types would probably cause us to become distant and withdrawn if we lost our child. Pragmatically if I said babbby because then I'd at least have that, but I can't in good conscience condemn my girlfriend to death.
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