In this case, it is true that there may be a very slight anomaly in the child’s personality, perhaps best described as wearing a shoe that it slightly too big. On the other hand, if the surgical birth is chosen for the convenience of the mother and/or hospital staff then clearly the issue of the soul’s own choice no longer applies. If it is an emergency caesarean, as in the birth of my own daughter, where the child may well not have survived without that intervention, then we take that as being the ‘right time’ for that child’s birth, and treat it exactly the same as a spontaneous birth, even if it is very premature, as my daughter’s birth was. If we take the belief stated above that the child’s soul chooses its time of birth, then where does that leave the souls of little ones who are denied that choice? Well, the difference in my experience seems to stem from the reasons behind the surgical birth. The issue of spontaneous (as in not induced or surgical) birth versus caesarean or induction is an interesting one.
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