Okay, there's the patient in the hospital bed and the child in the womb; what do they have in common?

   The patient? Quite often, he (or she) is so incapacitated, they can't even get out of bed -- and certainly not out of the hospital. No, until the patient is whole and healthy, they won't be going home. If you discharge them early, well, that could mean death. While there, the patient can be dependent on the hospital for just about everything.

   And, how does that compare to the child in the womb? Well, in one word, Ditto.