Originally Posted by
Mike Henderson
Because we didn't have the kind of things we have today, such as organ transplants. Also, there was no alternative. Women had babies and the husband didn't know she had gone into labor. A child was seriously injured and the parents didn't know until the child had passed away.
Modern technology, such as cell phones, allows us to overcome those limitations. Why shouldn't we use the technology, and demand that it be available? I, for one, do not wish to go back to 1800's.
Mike
[And, I might add, if you had any of those situations, you'd demand access, also. It's easy to take that attitude until your ox is gored.]