Talk:Parasitic twin

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Fetus in fetu has some text that duplicates text here, or that should appear here and not on that page, since it applies to all parasitic twins, not just to fetus in fetu. Una Smith 23:09, 13 June 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Murder

Why did they murder the other being, clinically called "parasite"? Seems morally and ethically wrong to me. --83.254.141.62 forgot to sign the above.

It's a good question. I don't know why they did it, but one possible reason is that they believe the fetus in fetu is not another being, not a twin, but a tumor that mimics a fetus. Una Smith 02:30, 15 June 2007 (UTC)

In the Bodyshock documentary they showed the parents taking advice from Egypt's Grand Mufti. He said something like "When faced with two choices, both bad, we must choose the lesser of the evils". Seems quite logical and enlightened to me. 172.159.69.47 14:27, 13 July 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Parasite

It really is irritating that another would probably have to die. And I really don't like them calling the unfortunate twin a parasite. But I don't think either of them could have survived that way for very long. There would have probably been little to no hope for the unfortunate twin, but at least there would still have been at least some or more hope for the one which developed. I guess they were trying to salvage what they can from the event. --NewDreams2 forgot to sign

Host and parasite are precise technical terms, borrowed from biology, not intended in a derogatory sense. --Una Smith 17:37, 25 June 2007 (UTC)

The parasitic twin is barely alive. They are undevloped and not sentient. Most don't even have a brain. They are killing or causing harm to the healthy twin. They are not like a siamese twin where there are 2 distinct sentient humans that are conjoined. 69.86.239.153 (talk) 07:06, 25 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Pregnant male

Is the baby in the pregnant guy in one of the Ripley's Believe it or Not books considered a parasitic twin? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.234.184.43 (talk) 20:22, 3 December 2007 (UTC) yes because its dependent on the guy for survival.¤~IslaamMaged126 19:18, 16 December 2007 (UTC)