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Jad Abumrad

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Gray's Donation

The brain and skull weren't forming properly, which is what anencephaly is.

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Gray's Donation

Making matters worse.

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Gray's Donation

So Sarah says they were suddenly faced with this choice.

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Gray's Donation

Her family's Catholic.

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Gray's Donation

She was raised Catholic.

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Gray's Donation

And what'd they say?

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Gray's Donation

After looking it up, it's actually called the Doctrine of Double Effect.

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Gray's Donation

And she's basically right.

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Gray's Donation

Maybe not the part about shooting the driver.

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Gray's Donation

But the overall idea is that if you're trying to do good and on the way to doing good, you must inadvertently do some harm.

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Gray's Donation

It's okay in certain circumstances as long as your intentions are good.

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Gray's Donation

Fast forward a few weeks.

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Gray's Donation

Next day, they go in for the procedure.

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Gray's Donation

What was that like to be on the table?

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Gray's Donation

But then your healthy twin is more at risk maybe.

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Gray's Donation

And according to Ross, those six months were deeply strange.