Beethoven

A renowned California professor of medicine once asked medical students during a class: "Suppose a father suffers from syphilis, a mother from tuberculosis, so far they have four children. The first is blind, the second is dead, the third is deaf and the fourth is tuberculosis. At that moment the couple came to you for advice, what advice would you give them? ”

This time the students divided into small groups and discussed their decision with the professor. Each group said that the woman must have an abortion. That would be good for the mother.

Then the professor addressed everyone and said, "Congratulations, you just took the life of the emperor Beethoven!"