Ethical Dilemma of Surgery vs. Religion involving a 12 year-old-child visiting the US.

Twelve year old Kallie is admitted to the hospital and found to be in need of surgery for a "life-threatening" condition stemming from a hemorrhage, or "bleed" in her head. She was born with Down's syndrome and is moderately mentally retarded, but has lived her entire life with her parents, who are enjoying a brief visit to relatives in New York when the need for surgery is diagnosed. The family is from one of the …

…personal accountability and responsibility, and that moral choices will impact both their earthly lives and their eternal destinies. If those religious decisions have toxic results, the decision-maker will live with the consequences, at least partially in this life and fully in the next, according to the various beliefs. But meanwhile, in this life, Kallie's captivating personality should only become even more charming as she is allowed the opportunity to blossom over the next few decades.