Hi Gill and Paul,
Please, have mercy for us in the Colonies, bereft of BBC frequency, and give an
idea of what surgery was performed? And when, where, on whom, and WHY would be
nice details, too.
Thanks,
Dona, who watches her IBM screen these days--fewer commercials.
On 22 Oct 99, at 21:14, Gill Dixon wrote:
> Paul,
> I posted information about this programme on the list, and like you have
> listened to the silence (which doesn't suprise me). I thought the
> programme raised many important issues and I found the actual watching of
> a pre-birth foetus undergoing surgery made me go cold. I feel so sad that
> these options are seen as viable, and yet as a parent, (Oh No I hear the
> list cry!) I am so acutely aware of the vulnerability of parents at these
> extremely emotional times. Believe me one wants someone else to make the
> decisions nd instil belief in their particular approach.
>
> I would like to cop out by saying, I am only thankful I did not have to
> make such a decision. However, I did wonder what effect all that
> additional stress in pregnancy had on the outcome!
>
> Overall, it just made me sad.
> Gill.
>
>
>
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: [log in to unmask]
> > [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of
> > [log in to unmask]
> > Sent: 22 October 1999 20:20
> > To: [log in to unmask]
> > Subject: Re: TV Tonight.
> >
> >
> > Come on people. We've had a very interesting programme (BBC
> > 20/10/99) about
> > operating on babies with Spina Biffida before birth that raises lots of
> > issues about why parents may want to explore this option, the ethics of
> > the surgery for SB and other identifiable prebirth disabilties, and fact
> > that it's 30 odd years too late for me (maybe I could have been the best
> > centre forward Sunderland had ever had) and the silence from the
> > mailbase is incredible. If anyone saw it and would like to discuss off
> > the list feel free to contact me direct.
> >
> > Paul
> >
>
Dona M. Avery
Arizona State University
Tempe, AZ 85287-0302
http://www.public.asu.edu/~donam
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"If you want to demolish a card house, you attack the bottom card, not the top. Remove the foundation, and the structure collap
ses."
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