I really don't understand how this could have happened. Would these doctors be in serious trouble if they attempted to save that woman's life? Wouldn't that "X" case be considered jurisprudence and justify their actions? Don't hospitals in Ireland have ethical committees? If so, how could this have ended this way? . Thats the question.... in theory, they were probably on safer ground, from a legal perspective, letting the mother die than aborting the child. Either way when you're faced with the choice isn't the right time to be deciding on the legal or ethical aspects. Location: "like a man in silk pyjamas shooting pigeons from a deckchair" Posts: 62,107 Quote: Originally Posted by Arruda I really don't understand how this could have happened. Would these doctors be in serious trouble if they attempted to save that woman's life? Wouldn't that "X" case be considered jurisprudence and justify their actions? Don't hospitals in Ireland have ethical committees? If so, how could this have ended this way? Some nasty press Ireland is going to get about this. Judging by the comments on papers websites, the average Portuguese thinks you're an extremist catholic country composed of loons. Ignorant and simplistic surely, but if all they know about Ireland is that law than I certainly can't blame them for their opinion. Yeah, there's a bunch of unanswered questions here. The best way to find them is unlikely to be by only reading the one-sided version of events reported in the press. I'm sure