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Two Heads
What would the church do if someone had twins but somehow their heads were stuck together. IDK what's the scientific term for that. Would the church give them permission to go into surgery and seperate them?
PK
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It would be a most heartbreaking decision if it meant that one of the twins was bound to doe; but if the alternative was that both of them would die, the dilemma would be a terrible one, to be decided, I suspect, by the pastoral circumstances.
In Christ,
Anglian
You're speaking about Siamese twins. It is certainly a heartbreaking case as John so rightly points out. This would be something that the Church would, almost certainly, handle on the case by case basis. While there have been cases of successful separations of twins joined at the head, one would definitely have to seek out medical advice in the matter and consult professionals in the field. I think the Church would support whatever decisions the parents would make.
p.s. do u no anybody lke that sorry juss wondering. but if u dont want t answer thats kk.