According to Rachels, "If the life of such an infant is worth preserving, what does it matter if it needs a simple operation? Or, if one thinks it better that such a baby should not live on, what difference does it make that it happens to have an unobstructed intestinal tract? In either case, the matter of life and death is being decided on irrelevant grounds."

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Rachels argues that the decision to value or end the life of an infant should not be based on irrelevant factors such as whether or not they need a simple operation or have an unobstructed intestinal tract. The value of the infant's life should be the primary consideration.

According to Rachels, "If the Life of Such an Infant