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Would you risk the life of your unborn child to save the life of one of your other children?

(Sometimes I think about weird things) Yesterday I drove my 12 yr old son to a local convenience store. He ran in while I waited in my car, parked in the first space right in front of the entrance to the store. I have never let him go into a store alone. I am a fairly paranoid mother, so of course, I started thinking of bad things that could happen to him in even a short amount of time. Like what if someone was in there with a gun, and say like he/she decided to try and take my son at gunpoint and I saw this, what would I do? I am 23 weeks pregnant with a boy, would I risk the life of my unborn child to save my son? The answer is, YES, I most certainly would. But i made me wonder what other people would do in the same situation. There are many different scenarios, such as drowning child, etc. Would you risk the life of your unborn child to save one of your other children? What if you were witness to another child (not your own) in a similar situation, would you take the risk? It reminds me of a situation during the tsunami in Indonesia. A mother had a grip on her two children, (I forget the ages, maybe 2 and 5?) but she could no longer hold on to both. She realized she had to make a choice, and decided to hold on to the younger as he could not swim. She let go of the older boy, and luckily he was found alive and safe, I think a few days later. How difficult that must have been for her.

Public Comments

1. Gut reaction: YES If I thought about it more: I don't know. But I don't want to think about it-it'll make my stomach and my head hurt!
2. I dont know. Id prefer not to think about it. If that situation ever comes up (God forbid) I'll let you know what I chose. : )
3. Without even having to think about it, yes i would risk the life of my unborn child. I don't i would be able to deal with the guilt if something were to happen to my son or daughter knowing that i didn't put their safety first. I think it would also cause me to have some kind of negative feeling toward the baby when it was first born. As much as i love my unborn child, i think the ones i already have are more important in a life threatening situation.
4. YES I would do whatever i had to do to save my son from anything, I would do the same for my nieces and nephews also, The only time I would have to think about it would be if I didn't know the child in trouble and if there were other people around to help. If no one else was around to help then Yes i would do it for a stranger also
5. Of course I would! First of all, the unborn child is protected by my uterus and there is only a risk of hurt for him. But for my 12 year old in the store, I would jump in front of a bullet for him in a heartbeat. Sometimes I also wonder crazy paranoid things... like: Would you give your life to save your husband? I don't' think I could. I know that sounds awful, but I don't think anyone could ever be as good of a mother as I am. I don't think my kids would be better off without me (or him for that matter).
6. Yes because the only love I have ever felt that was stronger than the one for my unborn child was the love I felt when I actually saw them. No that's not true the love I have for them today is even greater than when I first saw them.
7. hey honestly i probably would you know risk the unborns life cuz hes not even born yet but that situation shouldnt come up if your close to god!well good luck.
8. I do understand! I have a 7 year-old and am also pregnant. I think the answer to this, for me, would be that I would have to do what I felt was right. I could never hide or be too scared to try to help a child, whether my own or another's. I would have to help at the risk of my unborn baby to try to do what is right. I would never be able to live with myself otherwise. Besides, there would be no certainty that your unborn baby would be hurt. So, for me, there would be no other alternative.
9. yes. the children that are already here are definitely meant to be here. it is hard to get over a pregnancy but to get over a child that you've raised is much harder!
10. Yes i would risk the life of my unborn baby to save the ones i already have, i think because i already have such a strong bond with my kids it would be an instant reaction that i would not even think about. I would not risk the life of my own children or unborn baby though for somebody else's child, selfish? maybe, but to me the most important thing in the world is my own children and i would never jeopardize them over someone else.
11. I wouldn't have the time to think about it, if my son was in any danger. I would do whatever to keep him out of danger. For anyone elses kid, i'd have time to think about it.
12. Yes, I would. I have a 4 year old and 2 year old I'm pregnant. My unborn baby is important to me, but I have loved my kids for 4 years and have formed a bond with them. Losing them would be more painful for me than having a miscarriage. Besides, my kids are here and now. Until this baby is born, I don't have it in my arms to love.
13. eek - good question. The short answer is yes. The more difficult answer is - if it were in my power, I would not let my child die alone. I'd rather we all die together than having to choose between one or the other. I remember that poor woman during the tsunami, but I don't think I could have made a choice like that. I would have let go and grabbed both kids, drowning together if we had to. Excuse me while I go hug my son.
14. My gut reaction says YES.
15. Have you seen "Sophies Choice"? Its an older movie, along the same lines, it was excellent. It was about Nazi Germany and how she had to decide to give up one child, or lose them both. Sad. I have 4 kids, and I hope and pray I am never faced with the same desicion, honestly, I have NO idea what I would do, except try to save who I could.
16. I would like to think YES, but of course you never know until you are in that situation...but I'd like to think it would just be a non thinking reaction.......I couldn't immagine loosing my son...