Russ

I think that the example chosen was not necessarily the best one to make the point (and the fact that we were not able to read the story ourselves does not help). If there was some indication that this family could not possibly help this child to have a good life, there might be an entirely different response.

i.e. What if it was a single mother, addicted to drugs, living in a homeless shelter, etc?

In any case, one can only hope that anyone who is faced with such a decision, puts careful thought into it, and does not act on emotions or religious beliefs alone.

So where do you draw the line? Is it OK with you that doctors help people to be born, that if left in the hands of god (i.e. no doctors), most likely would not be? Is the doctor doing gods work? What about when the same doctor does an abortion? How do you know that it was not gods will for them to do so?