Comments on: Woman Gives Birth on Trans-Atlantic Flight

By: violet

violet — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 20:38:10 +0000

@ Gail: Operation “Don’t Make Me Reference Sarah Palin” in effect.

By: Gail Pink

Gail Pink — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 16:22:20 +0000

What idiot flies transatlatnic when she’s about to pop out a kid?

By: violet

violet — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 06:26:49 +0000

Bruno, did you just say “automagically”? I think maybe it was a typo, but I am stealing that word.

By: ted

ted — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 00:33:43 +0000

8 1/2 months pregnant? Sounds like she was trying to ensure the baby had US citizenship. Maybe she lied to get on the flight.
And, the article doesn’t say anything about it automatically becoming Canadian – that *does* sound like BS.
I can just imagine the experience of the other passengers – I would ask for a refund.

By: Easy

Easy — Thu, 01 Jan 2009 22:44:10 +0000

Hmmm doctors may not be needed but I thought that airlines had rules to stop you flying when heavily pregnant. In order to prevent this kind of situation or having to divert the plane due to a medical emergency, etc.

Or simply to make the flight more pleasant! I had to get a long flight once near a screaming baby which drove me nuts, I can’t imagine what it would be like sitting next to someone giving birth! :p

By: ...tom...

...tom... — Thu, 01 Jan 2009 21:42:12 +0000

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As the child was born while in Canadian airspace, she automatically became a Canadian citizen.

Interesting that this bit of piffle is mentioned nowhere in the linked article.

Repeat that ‘right of birthplace’ argument often enough and people will begin to believe it is true. Pfttt.

…tom… (trying to be nice…)
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By: Woogie

Woogie — Thu, 01 Jan 2009 21:10:17 +0000

Doctors are NOT needed for a safe birth in 99.999% of cases.

By: Rocky Rook

Rocky Rook — Thu, 01 Jan 2009 20:38:06 +0000

That baby won the citizenship lottery.

By: lloyd

lloyd — Thu, 01 Jan 2009 20:15:55 +0000

“Please return your seats and tray tables to their full, upright positions.”

By: red

red — Thu, 01 Jan 2009 19:49:37 +0000

I thought you couldn’t fly after 6 or 7 months? Perhaps that’s just an airline policy though and (clearly) not one held by all airlines.

By: Warren

Warren — Thu, 01 Jan 2009 16:01:13 +0000

Sounds like the kid kid should be a citizen of Northwest Airlines.

By: Bruno

Bruno — Thu, 01 Jan 2009 08:02:16 +0000

I don’t think the child is automagically to become a Canadian citizen. Truthfully, I can’t say for sure, but I do distinctly remember reading something a while back about a similar case involving a child being born in Canadian waters on a boat, and that child gained the nationality of the mother, who happened to be an American.

I believe the child will be a Ugandan, like her Mother.

By: Johnny Cat

Johnny Cat — Thu, 01 Jan 2009 07:55:21 +0000

Happy new year Pundit; that was the coolest thing you’ve ever said.

By: liphttam1

liphttam1 — Thu, 01 Jan 2009 07:52:47 +0000

Thinking the same evil pundit. I suppose they would be free.

By: Christophe

Christophe — Thu, 01 Jan 2009 04:30:07 +0000

He could find scissors in a plane? NL security is getting sloppy…

By: Evil Pundit

Evil Pundit — Thu, 01 Jan 2009 03:58:50 +0000

I wonder what would happen if a baby was born on the International Space Station? Would the child be a citizen of all the countries passed over during the mother’s labour?