Dead mother incubator

[Aliantha]

Originally Posted by TheMercenary

2 days is not much of a big deal here guys. But here is where the controversy is, I don't think many of you know what it takes to keep someone on "lifesupport" when they are brain dead. The usual goal is to preserve organ function for harvest. In that case it is not simply a case of organ preservation, it is a problem related to organ preservation without doing harm to the baby. Even one or two days would most likely put the baby at some risk, the longer the need to preserve the fetus in utero, the greater the risk to the mother and infant. There is no way anyone is going to say there is no risk to the fetus in this case. So no it is not that simple of a decision.

So what you're saying is that while giving the mother steroids to develop the lungs is necessary, if that were to be ongoing it could cause damage to the mothers organs which in turn would endanger the health of the baby? Or are there other health risks that laypeople wouldn't know about unless they were in that situation, in which case, can you give us a rundown? Might help people understand your point better.