The great bias in pediatric surgery regarding conjoined twins is that:
A. the sanctity of life outweighs the quality of life.
B. it is always better to live life as a singleton than as a conjoined person.
C. surgeons rarely make mistakes.
D. it is "Playing God" to separate what Nature has joined.
E. it is a slippery slope to make judgments about the quality of life.
Answer: B
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