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Old 23-06-2008, 01:12 AM #1
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A fire breaks out whilst your at a fertillity clinic, there is time to save one thing before you leave the building, which do you choose?

A, A small child at the back of the room
B, A tray of 15 fertilised embryos on the front counter
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Niether. I go and rob the vending machine instead.
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I would say the child. The child would feel so much more pain than the embryo's, and there is no way i could let a living, breathing child burn alive.
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I would say the child. The child would feel so much more pain than the embryo's, and there is no way i could let a living, breathing child burn alive.
Not even for 6 months worth of Mars Bars, Twixes, M & M's, Topics, Aeros, Revels, Malteasars, Snickers, Rolos and Curly Wirleys?
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Yes me too Ashley, for the same reasons.

BTW, I had this discussion a few days ago with a friend who was real anti abortion, she too chose the child, in effect leaving 15 abortions.
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Thanks made me feel better about my answer
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I'd have to say the child but blimey Ang what a lovely question before sleepy bye byes
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I know, i feel horrible! I'm going to have nightmares about embryo's hauting me!!! Serious subject though, and good little dilemma.
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I'd have to say the child but blimey Ang what a lovely question before sleepy bye byes

oh, sorry please don't have nightmares
but, thanks I thought it might help keep us awake a bit longer
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I know, i feel horrible! I'm going to have nightmares about embryo's hauting me!!! Serious subject though, and good little dilemma.
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I will sleep like a baby....
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I will sleep like a baby....
Me too. I will be sucking my thumb and weeing the bed
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I will sleep like a baby....
Me too. I will be sucking my thumb and weeing the bed
ewwwwwwwww, thats awful,
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I will sleep like a baby....
Me too. I will be sucking my thumb and weeing the bed
ewwwwwwwww, thats awful,
I am a King Charles Spaniel. What do you expect?
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Get the child to carry the tray of embryos
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No thought required for me with that question, I would pick the child everytime.
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When it came to it, I'd pick the child everytime but then there is the heartbreak of the 15 families that will lose a child as opposed to the 1 if you pick the child.

As others have said though, it comes down to suffering and the child would suffer so it'd have to be the child.
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Child.

Human suffering is felt from the child, also - some of the embryos wouldn't have developed healthily and successfully anyway.
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No thought needed for this the child everytime because they are a proper life and would be hurt more if I left them
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Agree with the majority here, I'd save the child.
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Agree with the majority here, I'd save the child.
Did anyone actually say the embryos?
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Hmm, can't see anyone, but thought I'd say majority in case someone had
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Get the child to carry the tray of embryos

Yes I had considered covering that cheat in the question,, nice try but only 1 possible to save....but nice very nice try
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