Comments on: The Abandoned http://leahjoseph.com/2007/05/22/the-abandoned/ Married life down under Mon, 12 Jul 2010 07:08:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Kat http://leahjoseph.com/2007/05/22/the-abandoned/comment-page-1/#comment-128 Kat Thu, 24 May 2007 06:49:49 +0000 http://leahjoseph.com/2007/05/22/the-abandoned/#comment-128 <a href="http://blogs.smh.com.au/lifestyle/allmenareliars/archives/2007/05/baby_catherine_how_could_he.html" rel="nofollow">Sam de Brito at the SMH blogs</a> raises a really good question: why are we assuming the mother left the baby outside the hospital? Why not the father or another relative? Sam de Brito at the SMH blogs raises a really good question: why are we assuming the mother left the baby outside the hospital? Why not the father or another relative?

]]> By: faye http://leahjoseph.com/2007/05/22/the-abandoned/comment-page-1/#comment-132 faye Wed, 23 May 2007 16:16:00 +0000 http://leahjoseph.com/2007/05/22/the-abandoned/#comment-132 i completely agree! i myself don't understand why some people actually do that. it's worse than abortion come to think of it. but no matter how sad it is, that is a fact of life. i completely agree! i myself don’t understand why some people actually do that. it’s worse than abortion come to think of it. but no matter how sad it is, that is a fact of life.

]]> By: surfergirl http://leahjoseph.com/2007/05/22/the-abandoned/comment-page-1/#comment-127 surfergirl Wed, 23 May 2007 11:04:20 +0000 http://leahjoseph.com/2007/05/22/the-abandoned/#comment-127 yeah this has been in the news all over and i don't like how they keep on waiting for the mom..and even some pleading for her to come forward..to claim the baby when so many other families are willing to adopt the baby. i mean, clearly the mother does not want the kid so why still wait for her to come forward? and even if she does claim the baby, she may not take care or love her fully. she does not deserve a lovely looking baby like this. yeah this has been in the news all over and i don’t like how they keep on waiting for the mom..and even some pleading for her to come forward..to claim the baby when so many other families are willing to adopt the baby. i mean, clearly the mother does not want the kid so why still wait for her to come forward? and even if she does claim the baby, she may not take care or love her fully. she does not deserve a lovely looking baby like this.

]]> By: Liv http://leahjoseph.com/2007/05/22/the-abandoned/comment-page-1/#comment-131 Liv Tue, 22 May 2007 04:24:13 +0000 http://leahjoseph.com/2007/05/22/the-abandoned/#comment-131 The baby shouldn't suffer because of the mother's choices...nuff said The baby shouldn’t suffer because of the mother’s choices…nuff said

]]> By: Leah http://leahjoseph.com/2007/05/22/the-abandoned/comment-page-1/#comment-130 Leah Tue, 22 May 2007 04:20:25 +0000 http://leahjoseph.com/2007/05/22/the-abandoned/#comment-130 KAT: This post of mine reminds me of J. Irving's book 'The Cider House Rules.' Women who went to the orphanage to either have their unwanted baby aborted or to complete the pregnancy and leave their kids after they are born. Contraception is cool with me, especially if you're not ready to raise a child. But killing or leaving one's baby to fend for itself is the worst! :( KAT: This post of mine reminds me of J. Irving’s book ‘The Cider House Rules.’ Women who went to the orphanage to either have their unwanted baby aborted or to complete the pregnancy and leave their kids after they are born. Contraception is cool with me, especially if you’re not ready to raise a child. But killing or leaving one’s baby to fend for itself is the worst! :(

]]> By: Kat http://leahjoseph.com/2007/05/22/the-abandoned/comment-page-1/#comment-129 Kat Tue, 22 May 2007 04:08:57 +0000 http://leahjoseph.com/2007/05/22/the-abandoned/#comment-129 I read a news item recently about a Japanese initiative to have drop-in centres for unwanted babies. They're attached to a hospital so mothers can leave their babies somewhere safe and still remain anonymous. Unlike you, I'm pro-choice to some degree, and I think part of the abandonment problem is that women are forced to carry babies they don't actually want. As for abandonment, I do feel sorry for the babies, but I also feel for the mothers who feel like they have no other choice. Especially in the Philippines where contraception is almost universally UNavailable to poorer women. Imagine if, for example, you were raped or molested by a family member. But I do think that flushing a baby down a toilet is drastic--there are lots of churches and orphanages there to leave the baby with. Having said all that, the mother in me does wonder how anyone can leave a defenceless baby to fend for itself. I'm glad Baby Catherine is being cared for now. BTW, I like your new template! :-) I read a news item recently about a Japanese initiative to have drop-in centres for unwanted babies. They’re attached to a hospital so mothers can leave their babies somewhere safe and still remain anonymous.

Unlike you, I’m pro-choice to some degree, and I think part of the abandonment problem is that women are forced to carry babies they don’t actually want. As for abandonment, I do feel sorry for the babies, but I also feel for the mothers who feel like they have no other choice. Especially in the Philippines where contraception is almost universally UNavailable to poorer women. Imagine if, for example, you were raped or molested by a family member. But I do think that flushing a baby down a toilet is drastic–there are lots of churches and orphanages there to leave the baby with.

Having said all that, the mother in me does wonder how anyone can leave a defenceless baby to fend for itself. I’m glad Baby Catherine is being cared for now.

BTW, I like your new template! :-)

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