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Need advice on what is the the most pain free way for a baby to die if the pregnant mother commits suicide?
5 doctors weighed in across 2 answers
Not sure there is 1: A mother that commits suicide will deprive baby of nutrients when the heart stops. This results in the equivalent of suffocation.How you could change this feature is unknown.
Answered 4/5/2013
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Stop! Get Help!: If you're considering suicide, please stop right now and get help! call your physician, go to an er, or call suicide prevention lifeline: 1-800-275-talk (8255). The way you're asking this question indicates you may be seeking the least pain for your baby if you kill yourself. Dr. Ferguson is right that death would be the result for both of you. This is needless, since there is help!
Answered 12/9/2013
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