Increasing the permissible duration of pregnancy for MTP-good or bad? - Page 5

Originally posted by: iMini

[ technically it's definitely wrong to do so.I believe RTH used the comparison just to make his point clear.No need to debate over this.

I dont think so. Getting rid of a parasite is very different from getting rid of a human foetus. A lot more issues involved in it. If someone considers the human foetus a parasite it negates all those issues that would be involved in getting rid of the former.

Originally posted by: zorrro

<div></div>I dont think so. Getting rid of a parasite is very different from getting rid of a human foetus. A lot more issues involved in it. If someone considers the human foetus a parasite it negates all those issues that would be involved in getting rid of the former.

yes I agree.
Many many more issues,but when a foetus clear cut harmful(like a parasite) it needs to be perished.If the mother is going to be harmed than darn the law,darn the society/father's wish,she just should get rid of it.

Originally posted by: iMini

I will want the parents to abort their babies irrespective of their gender if they feel they can't take care of baby girl but can parent a baby boy.
It's a social problem.
Both males and females are equally vulnerable and need equal attention from parents.How can a 5 yr old boy be more powerful than his female counterpart? how can a 15 yr old boy be more powerful than his female counterpart? I see no logic when people say genitals determine ones power and vulnerability.
I am a girl,but I find myself more powerful than many of the boys my age.Parents need to stop being overprotective for one gender and least bothered about the other.

@Quixotic5
bold:- you mentioned that girls need more care than boys and that's the logic behind why some parents prefer male to female.It's an illogical excuse.
red:- what are the physiological differences you are talking about which makes girls more vulnerable? I am curious.

Originally posted by: iMini

@Quixotic5
bold:- you mentioned that girls need more care than boys and that's the logic behind why some parents prefer male to female.It's an illogical excuse.
red:- what are the physiological differences you are talking about which makes girls more vulnerable? I am curious.

Originally posted by: iMini

I will want the parents to abort their babies irrespective of their gender if they feel they can't take care of baby girl but can parent a baby boy.
It's a social problem.
Both males and females are equally vulnerable and need equal attention from parents.How can a 5 yr old boy be more powerful than his female counterpart? how can a 15 yr old boy be more powerful than his female counterpart? I see no logic when people say genitals determine ones power and vulnerability.
I am a girl,but I find myself more powerful than many of the boys my age.Parents need to stop being overprotective for one gender and least bothered about the other.

@bold --- you see no logic, there is no logic. But 90% of Indian population prefers males over females for a child :)

Originally posted by: iMini

comparing female foeticide to abortion is like comparing homicide to volunteered death IMO.

Excellent point. I wish I had thought of it earlier. Female foeticide and abortion are not one and the same.

Abortion is a woman's right to choose.

Female foeticide along with dowry is one of the many illegal social practices resulting from generations of patriarchy placing men above women.

Attacking abortion rights does not protect female fetus. If the distaste for female child is strong enough people will do it illegally or even kill a child after birth. What we need to attack is the male preference. Educate and uplift people so that they understand that both male and female children are equal and equally desirable. Once society no longer has a distaste for the female child, female foeticide is out of the question.

Originally posted by: return_to_hades

If the distaste for female child is strong enough people will do it illegally or even kill a child after birth. What we need to attack is the male preference. Educate and uplift people so that they understand that both male and female children are equal and equally desirable. Once society no longer has a distaste for the female child, female foeticide is out of the question.

@angelikedevil
By red I meant if you wanna abort a female foetus on grounds that you willnt be able to pay the needed attention, you have no rights to give birth to a baby boy either since both male and female babies need equal attention.

Originally posted by: return_to_hades

Excellent point. I wish I had thought of it earlier. Female foeticide and abortion are not one and the same.

Abortion is a woman's right to choose.

Female foeticide along with dowry is one of the many illegal social practices resulting from generations of patriarchy placing men above women.

Attacking abortion rights does not protect female fetus. If the distaste for female child is strong enough people will do it illegally or even kill a child after birth. What we need to attack is the male preference. Educate and uplift people so that they understand that both male and female children are equal and equally desirable. Once society no longer has a distaste for the female child, female foeticide is out of the question.