If you had to choose between dying or abortion, what would you choose?

I think any mother would have done that for their own son/daughter. I would have done the same thing. A mother should always give a baby a chance to live, a chance to experience the beauty and as well as the sorrows of life. There is also one episode in Dr. House wherein the patient was also asked to choose between dying and her baby. Dr. House was already determined to terminate the pregnancy. Dr. Cuddy, the hospital admin never gave up as well as the mother of the child. The fetus had to undergo a very dangerous SURGICAL procedure while inside the womb. Both the baby and the mother survived. Just wanted to share that to you as well. Happy MyLotting

I am glad that although my life is tough, I don't have to make these tough decisions. I do not know what I would do and I will not practice thinking about the pros and cons of both sides.

I'm glad this woman and her child are okay. Now that's what I call a miracle. I honestly don't know what I would choose. I would try everything possible to keep myself and the child alive. I have something of a similar experience because they tell me if I ever biologically have a kid my spine will break along my curvature due to the weight of them. I don't anticipate every becoming pregnant biologically for reasons we don't need to discuss here but if it ever happened miraculously I would be okay with the paralysis although I wouldn't like it. I think I would just go in the hospital and have them cut my spinal cord instead of waiting for it to break one day because they could make it hurt less.

id rather do something to give her the chance to live. i can relate to this story though. because, my third child was diagnosed hydrocephalus during the fifth month of my pregnancy. at first, i really cried because i can't think of any reason why this happened. but later on i accepted things before she was born. during my 34th week, i was advised to see a perinatologists since my OB can't handle special cases like this because it wasn't her specialization. to make the story short, the perinatologist doesn't want me to give birth just yet but i wanted to do it ASAP because i wanted to do everything just to save my baby. while she is still inside my tummy, i am risking everything because we can't do anything but wait. good that contractions happened every now and then so she decided to do a c section. as early as 5 days, my baby has undergone her first OR, then it was followed by 16 more until she finally gave up. i never regret anything we did to her. though some advised me to take things slowly but i wanted to make mt baby comfortable and operation is he only way. though i know im risking because not all OR's will be as fine as the other's but still we went with her all the way. i guess no mother can possibly go on her life when she has a child who needs her time and sacrifices more than the others.

It is a rather difficult choice to make. you do not want to lose your baby and at the same time you do not want to lose yor life too. Whatever decision a mother makes she cannot be blamed for either decision. Mothers would like to saave the child but most fathers would like to save their wife.

A mother will always and willing to give it all for their children. no matter what it takes as long as they feel that their children are in safe- they are willing to sacrifice. my daughter got an infection on her feet when shes 2yrs old. i could not dare to see her in pain. If only i could take her place so that she will no longer feel the pain. But thanks God, she's fine now. A mothers love is long and lasting and sacrificing.. Agree?

This would be a really hard decision to make. It would be hard to imagine having a child, knowing I might not possibly be around to help raise her, but I don't think I could abort. I would just pray for God's will and that by some miracle we would both be healthy. It's nice to hear that the mother did live; even though she missed the first few months of the baby's life she will be around to watch her child grow up!

That's really inspiring. She took a chance at life and they are both healthy now. Well, she is very fortunate as some women would really have to make an extremely hard choice to either abort the baby or save herself. I really can't say how many or what percentage among the ladies would do the same. But I would respect any decision that will be made either for the baby or the mother especially if either one of them is in immediate danger because of the pregnancy. Take care.

I have strong faith in GOD. I believe I would have done the same. I would have believed that GOD would save us both and I would have clung to that belief over anything doctors, family or anyone else said to the contrary.

I would probably do what the woman did. I haven't had a child yet, but mother's instincts are strong. I would want to my child a chance.

I think that's an incredibly difficult decision to make. I think that if I were only, like, a month or two along I might have an abortion. I don't know, though. If I were in, like, my eigth or ninth month I wouldn't.

I wud prefer dying to abort. That's a womanly thing. Every mother's heart wud go for dis decision. NO DOUBT :) Take care

if i am in that situation i will do the same...i will take chance to born my baby, to face this beautiful world exchange of my life...

if that time comes.. i would rather die than loose a poor soul... :( .... He knows....

Personally, I'd give my life for my child in a heartbeat...in fact if it was between myself and my Nephew, I'd give my life. I look at it like this...God will either help us both survive or He won't. I would put my life and that of my child or my Nephew in his hands. [b]~~IN SEARCH OF PEACE WITHIN~~ **AGAINST THE STORMS, I WILL STAND STRONG** [/b]

Ok...you asked a loaded question here and, I am sure I will be catching heck for my answer but, whatever...it is my body and my choice. I would chose my life and have the abortion. I still have a lot to give to this world with my life and my presence. Sure...I might be depriving the world of what an unborn child might have to offer but, I am willing to take that chance because, I value my life. Not that I don't value the lives of unborn children. But, there comes a time when one must weigh what is right for themselves and forget about what others might think about your choices. I believe that my body is all mine to do what I want to with it. Unless others are providing time to maintain me, my life, my existence, others have no right to judge my choices.