Originally posted by: lilmzsunshine
If real courage would be to move on with or without the child, then wouldn't the opposite be to not have the child, or have the child, due to the shame and ridicule the society will subject one to? Any decision made to escape the shame, ridicule, pressure, etc ANYONE would put on the said person doesn't really show courage does it? If Uttara chose to have an abortion for the sake of Devyani, or to protect that child from a terrible, shameful life, sure - that would be a wise decision. But my understanding is that she was mostly doing that to save face, for her and for the family, to escape embarrassment and , yet again, from facing the music of her actions. And to be able to ACTUALLY face the music, would show courage. Be it be aborting or keeping the baby. As Priya said - why punish the child for a crime she committed.
As for keeping a baby you hate - if ANYONE hates a baby before he/she is born, then they're not in their right mind to have a baby at all, and should get counselling. At that point, I'm sure the doctor will prolly recommend an abortion, or adoption, based on the patient's mental state. Hate is a very extreme emotion, and very unhealthy, specially if you feel it for your own blood. So I think that may be a whole different equation.
Very possibly, that'll be the next track - Uttara hating that child, but Devyani acting as a quasi mother to it ...
-S