
There are only so many lifeboats, and more people than lifeboats on a sinking ship. Generally, people believe women and children should go first in emergency situations like these when lives are at stake. What about babies and the elderly? The elderly have lived long lives; some would consider their lives complete. Babies have so much of life left to live, should the elderly give up their spots on the lifeboats for the babies? The chances of a baby surviving on a life boat out at sea, however, are not very good. Should the elderly fight for their spot on the boat, because they have a better chance of surviving the wait until they are rescued at sea?