To save Jodie, Mary's life will be the price. The parents reject the notion that one of their babies will have to die to save the other, especially as there is no guarantee that either will live. The parents refuse to allow the doctors to operate on their babies. Debate about the issue heats up in society. Courts intervene to save Jodie, who the doctors say will definitely die if Mary is remained attached to her.
Judges agonize over options.
The parents believe that both babies could be saved and urge the doctors to find a way to do it. Doctors declare there is no way. The court gives the go ahead for the doctors to save Jodie at Mary's expense, over the objection of the parents. The operation is done and Mary dies. Jodie is in critical condition and is closely monitored.