Ekta Kapoor is Pro-Life and Anti-Abortion - DT note pg7 - Page 10

Originally posted by: nikki1591

I haven't even presented my opinion about when an abortion should be permissible. All I said was that my country allows it at any point. I do believe in women having the freedom to choose when they want to have the abortion, though.

And I can't imagine who in their right mind would wait till the 8th month to get an abortion. 🤔 At that point, you might as well give birth and put it up for adoption or raise it yourself. If someone is going to get an abortion, I'll bet you that they will have it done BEFORE the third trimester because that's common sense. A mother wouldn't risk her own life to abort a baby when she could have done it earlier, don't you think?

Originally posted by: Angel-Jot.

you are right...who would wait until the 8th month? However, here is an example...an exception to the rule but still an example...There are some cases where a woman has waited till the third trimester. These were women who were brutally gang raped in the Bosnian concentration camps. Of course under the circumstances they could not have an abortion. In a few cases when the women got help, they begged for abortions...in few cases the women's health was in such danger that they ran the risk of not ever getting pregnant and in a few cases the concern was the fetus could be viable IF appropriate pre-natal care was available, However, these women were so traumatized that they simply were tormented carrying the baby of their rapists of whom they would never know was the father. I know of these cases as based on the work at one of the clinics run by my uncle and his family in Chicago.

I would never judge these women; it is easy to say would you would based on your moral and principles at the time when we are relaxed, sitting in an ac room on a couch, but were not there...and we don't know what we would do...these women did what was right for them and i respect whatever choice they made based on what they had experienced.

Originally posted by: skar1984

@laila2009 - kudos for making this post!

You put my thoughts to paper or forum in this case :)

On a slightly serious note - I agree with you 100%. The discussion isn't about the ethical/moral implications of being pro-life or pro-choice. It's about what message media is projecting to the masses.

Rape is an extremely traumatic experience and it is very sad to see how our society treats survivors - they are looked down upon as if it was THEIR fault this happened. If anything media should use their platform to promote sensitivity and support for the victim.

In the context of this show - pro-life or pro-choice is ruled by TRPs - which will generate the most masaledar twist - as mentioned by other members here - which is very sad.

While I understand that TV serials are for entertainment and production houses/creatives/ channels all have the liberty to make a show as they see fit - why is their social responsibility so half-baked?

On the one hand they have a censorship board of some nature that will some what patrol obscenity/ violence for "family" shows why is their no censorship regarding content or messages promoted on the show?

Rape victims who are impregnated should have the liberty to decide what they want to do with the child. It is on a very basic level her body - she's been violated once already - it should be her choice to know who's baby she is carrying and if she wants to take the pregnancy to term. Either way her decision should be respected.

In terms of EK and her stand on Pro-Life and Anti-Abortion - which is obvious - but what bothers me is sensationalizing social issues and projecting them on screen. Mansi got raped before her wedding, goes through further trauma with the court case and then gets married off to Shashank and consummates her marriage. While the probability of this happening in real life (in such a short time line) is doubtful - when showing this on media - it's being shown as no big deal. Like its super easy to bounce back from a traumatic experience in a short time - i is trivializing the matter