On an aside, Hppy (and I am not negating what you all are saying, just playing Devil's Advocate):
Before all the wonderful medical technology, pre/early 20th century, etc., we were born at home, died at home. If one was in the hospital, that meant you were dying. No thoughts of 'heroics', and all that stuff.
Think of it: how many women died giving birth? And I am not talking infections, either; I mean after 6-10 kids or so. Sometimes the kid would die, also. Could have been a premature birth, or something else (I am thinking of one of the 'Anne of Green Gables' books here).
With that said, I wonder what Darwin would think/say. Survival of the fittest? Or are we setting ourelves up for a weaker human race?
Sorry, but this was something I have thought about.
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