Comments on: Abortion in Mauritius – A Complicated Debate

By: RCC guy

RCC guy — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 17:26:09 +0000

Most of you are thick heads and do not consider the other aspect of the matter. What about the young children who are raped and forced to have a child? Even teenagers ARE children: if you don’t agree, check the definition for ‘kid’ in your dictionary or better still, in the constitution itself. Remember Fawziya Abdullah Youssef who died at 11 because she was giving birth to her 24 year old husband in Yemen. Or Monserrat Alvarado Gómez, 10, who obecame pregnant after being raped by a 47-year-old neighbor. Or Lucila Martínez Santiago who was raped by a 65 year old pervert. These things happen everyday. Nowadays, due to the prevalence of mutagens in our lives, children as young as 9 years old can give birth. however, the question is:’Will they survive?’. Forcing a child or teenager to give birth knowing the risks they incur isn’t itself a crime? And will the baby itself be happy to live with a homeless young mother, far from her family. Think about it! While this may seem exaggerated, child brides are still very common in developing countries and tend to suffer from domestic violence. The arrival of a child would only make the situation worst. Carrying and delivering a baby can be painful & dangerous to the mother, and a number of complications. A woman has the right to decide what happens to her body, not the government. One brief mistake can take away a girl’s childhood and trap her for life. “Back alley” abortions would increase if it remains illegal and these are dangerous to both the mother and the baby. Clearly related to the above, it’s arguably better for society to have babies aborted than have them be brought up poor and neglected, where not only will the child suffer but society when that child develops a higher attraction to crime, welfare, etc. Also you can’t deprive a girl of her childhood and education because of reproduction, Humans are suppose to be above other animals and make decisions based on logic rather than maternal instinct. Last but not least, abortion is not murder because it is performed before a fetus has developed into a human person.

By: atish

atish — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 16:23:19 +0000

@ ashna, you must think it in the positive way!! I agree that this will be difficult for the girl but she must realise that there is not only the blood of the rapist in the unborn baby but her blood too.. Abortion isnt right because the bby is innocent as the girl being raped! She can give birth to the child and put it in some orphanage…

By: atish

atish — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 16:16:42 +0000

well me 2 i fully agree with you.. If abortion is legalized.. too many will take it for granted! Especially teenagers..

By: ashna

ashna — Mon, 12 Sep 2011 16:35:57 +0000

hmmm…i partly agree with bt not totally dear.koz supposed a girl has been rape or incest,do you think it will be good to give birth to this child??will it b fair to give birth to a child whose father is a rapist??i dont think so…after the birth it is the child who has to bear all the difficulties..

By: Robin R

Robin R — Fri, 19 Aug 2011 09:43:26 +0000

:O excellent reaction

By: deepshi deepz

deepshi deepz — Fri, 19 Aug 2011 08:52:45 +0000

Abortion is another term of murder!!! Anyone do not have the right to have a life although it is unborn!! abortion should not be legalized as it might encourage teenage to have sexual intercourse….not just that..I’m not against teenagers but i can believe that everyone should have their right to enjoy and lead a normal life….moreover there are infertile couples who are willing to adopt a child, they should not be denied of such opportunity. According to religious teaching, no one has the right to kill another human being even in the form of a fetus. they should they go for an abortion if preventive measures exits??? i agree that in case of rape or sexual abuse the circumstances are different but women should be strong to tell before there time elapse… in the other hand even in good clinical conditions, medical risks are involved especially when the fetus is more than 3 months old…hence,it may entail further implication.

By: beatrice

beatrice — Thu, 19 May 2011 09:03:41 +0000

humm, for me abortion is a subject matter… i do agree with it and at the same time i totaly disagree..why??? every child should have the right to discover whats life mean but we should not blame a woman or even a girl who has gone through abortion… as being a teenage of nearly 17years, i do understand a girl who has without desiring it, has been pregnant and who has to face several problems of the society, parents or even friends..thus i can say that each and every girl or woman should be allowed to make a choice in life….abortion should be legalised if the government do not want to face the problems of illegal proceedures thus resulting to the death of more and more momen

By: sarnam

sarnam — Mon, 16 May 2011 09:07:30 +0000

Abortion is just an idea of killing the own one`s.its all by raped or for fun…………

By: moune17

moune17 — Mon, 21 Mar 2011 15:40:32 +0000

DO WE PEOPLE DARE TO ACT GOD????
NO…..
life is a gift of god … all women going thruogh bad phrases think well to the above****
obviously i agree to abortion in rape cases,serious medical cases but i dnt agree to abortion when it comes to unprotected sexual intrecourses…
ABORTION DEPENDS ON CIRCUMSTANCES WHICH COULD BE TREATED REASONABLY.. GOD BLESS….
MOUNE 17 YRS

By: BindUsh

BindUsh — Sat, 05 Feb 2011 17:57:27 +0000

@KNicole, i completely agree with u..abortion shud be limited or even cut-off to certain persons..