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In that situation, though, there's a whole bunch of other stuff going on: the bodily integrity of the host (or "mother", as it's sometimes called), the risk of miscarriage, and so on. It may not be in the child's best interests to have such an operation, and, as such, there might be a good reason not to go ahead at the moment. Once its capable of making its own decision, the picture changes somewhat.
( Enzyme is powered by sunlight, Wed 23 Apr 2008, 13:43, Reply)