Our Final Solution - by Su Gi

Our group's final solution is to separate the twins immediately.

We chose this solution because all scientific evidence available and logic points to this as the best solution. Our reaons will be listed below, with the relevance references being found in the posts 'Possible Paths to Take' and 'On the Side of the Hospital' below.

- The twins have an 80 percent chance of dying if they are not separated.

- Jodie is very likely to survive the operation, as her vital organs are well developed.

- Such a solution goes against the parents' religious belief, but the twins' health is a matter of science and not religion. Hence, the decision should be made on the basis of science - which indicates it is better to separate the twins to save one rather than to lose two.

- The doctors have had years of training in medical school and experience in the hospital, and are hence far better equipped than the parents to make such a decision, which will likely decide if the twins (or at least Jodie) live or die.

- The supernatural claims of religion have never been proven - refer to the 2006 Havard Prayer Study, for example - and religion hence has no bearing in the matters of science.

- The religious beliefs of the parents are in this case likely to harm their children and hence should be overriden.

- The hospital should try to save as many lives as possible. If the operation does not go through, the twins are likely to die. If the operation goes through, Jodie is likely to survive. It is therefore best to go through with the operation so that at least one of the twins can be saved.

Posted by Su Gi.