To the editor I listened to many candidates before the primary claim that they are "Pro-Life: From conception to natural death". I wonder what the definition for "natural death" is. Nevaeh Crain …
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To the editor
I listened to many candidates before the primary claim that they are "Pro-Life: From conception to natural death". I wonder what the definition for "natural death" is. Nevaeh Crain could be considered to have had a natural death. She died in Texas from a miscarriage. Medical care was withheld because of a restrictive law for a medical code. If she had lived in Minnesota, medical care would have been given without fear of reprisal. Her mother said Nevaeh wasn't looking for an abortion, but to get help with her miscarriage. Does "natural death" allow or restrict medical intervention? Is neonatal surgery for a life threatening defect or palliative care for an aging parent allowable, or should they just let nature take its course?
Rochelle McDonald
Hastings
