The case of the conjoined twins, Mary and Jodie, was a very controversial subject at the end of last year and still is. The twins were conjoined and Mary was a “parasitic twin.” She was literally living off of Jodie. This began to wear Jodie’s heart down and eventually they would both have died. Courts in England judged that the twins should be separated in order to perhaps save one of the twins. At the time it was not known whether this separation would be completely successful. The doctors separated the twins and Jodie lived and despite efforts by the doctors to save Mary, she died.
A topic like this can be debated until the end of time. This situation brings up many moral issues and questions. Is it ok to sacrifice one baby in order for another to live on? Did god intend for the two babies to be conjoined? Despite my beliefs that killing one to help another is wrong I would have to say that what happened seems to be the most logical solution. I feel that by separating the two and sacrificing one life they saved another child that would have died in a short time. Jodie now has a shot at living a normal life.
Although I believe that this was a logical decision, I do not know if I would make the same decision if the two were my children. I would find it very hard to let my own child die for anything, even another one of my children. I disagree with the courts on the fact that they made the decision. The decision should be the parents’ decision on what to do. If the government or anyone else ever made an important decision in my child’s life and forced me to abide by their decision I would be very upset. The parents were the ones who brought the children into the world and they should decide whether they should be separated or die together..
The Term Paper on Josef Mengele Twins Children Dekel
Fifteen years ago the world let out a sigh of relief with the discovery of 208 bones and a few rags. For over forty years survivors of the Nazi death camps known as Auschwitz were haunted by the vision of the handsome, well dressed man with a caring smile who pointed his white-gloved finger either left or right deciding who lived (at least for the moment) and who died. Those who passed this man ...
