The separation of the Maltese conjoint twins, Mary and Jodie, is a complex moral issue to which there was no direct answer that can be found. The question is how do you decide what is moral? Can it possibly be right to separate Jodie from sister Mary when we know that if this happens Mary must inevitably die? And how do we balance the rights of Jodie against the rights of Mary? Do we purely …showed first 75 words of 1117 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1117 total…case of these Siamese Twins had led to public fascination. What was once the concern of two parents became the interest of others who in the end were the ones who decided on the fate of the babies. With the separation, many may see the case as closed, heated philosophical debates finished and complex legal argumentation solved yet the long-term consequences for Jodie and her family, made by the decision, I believe will remain forever.