A Child’s Right to be Born - Rano’s Child

I was watching the Rano Sahil conversation today and it just got me thinking. Taking the characters out what it the best course of action for the child. I think all children have the right to be born because life is beautiful. But then I think am I being selfish by saying that because it makes me feel morally superior when the child in question will probably face a lot of hardship and pain throughout its life. I have seen a lot of parents take fantastic care of diabled children sometimes to the detriment of their able bodied children but the child always suffers in someway or the other. In today's day an age when abortion is relatively easy (medically speaking not emotionally) it the right thing to do for the child is to abort it.

Point in case of the current child. I think Rano will be a tigress mother protecting it and nuturing it. It will have a great massi, grandfather and a few other member of the family. It will have all the material wealth to make its life easier. It will also have a father who will not be able to deal with imperfection and a granmother that will hate it. Not to exclude the hardship that life would present and the little little challenges everyday.

I can see Rano's sentiment that all child is precious and I absolutly agree and commend her for it. But what is the right decision for the child? Didability is not the end all of everything, it in most cases makes the person stronger. But why does the child have to face all the hardships and challenges that such a disability brings.

These were just some questions going on in my mind. I don't think there is any right answer.

Cheers,

Meghna

Meg,

The dixits shouldn't be mothers(or parents) because all hell will be broken for their kids. They don't value life as we normal people do, they take it for granted, and if the child is disable it will face twice the hardships a normal disabled child will face.

This child is def. coming under my baby's care so we can be sure it's future is safe.

This what i want to happen, rano dying during child birth, sahil not wanting anything to do with the child cuz of it's disability jigs supporting her, superwoman as usual busy with some antics, so in the end my baby taking the responsibility and bringing up the child as his own. That's the only way this child will get a decent life.

I know abortion is wrong and whatever not, but if the parents are careless towards their kids they shouldn't have them. Why make the kids suffer for having careless parents? It's completely rano's fault for the kid's condition and she doesn't even have any remorse for it.

The only way i want this baby in this world is if my baby gets the responsibility because that's the only way to protect the child, otherwise it's better the kid is not born.

Shina

I think we have to keep in mind that its not a guarantee that the kid well be born disable.


-Rimpy

i would think abortion will be best thing to do for the child and in case of rano the baby is still so small.

if rano child is physically handicap, if suppose the child cannot walk. how much difficult life will be for the child, she/he will not go out of the house without help and will have to depend on other for all the small necessary things, and the child will never had a proper student life nor a fun college life nor a love life and above all a happy married life which every person dreams.

When a person is handicap and if anyone really falls in love with them, that person will always have the feeling that maybe he/she is showing love out of pity.

When you know that your child is going to be handicap do u think it is right to bring the child into this world and go through all this hardship.

Now Rano might be there to take care of the child but she cannot assure to be there always and having mom next to you and having money is not life. A child need lot more than money and mom nursing you 24/7.

Originally posted by: punjabi#1

I think we have to keep in mind that its not a guarantee that the kid well be born disable.


-Rimpy

Rimpy,

I am not just talking about Rano's child. I am talking in general that if you find out you are going to have a disbled child and have the option to get an abortion what is the right decision for the child. There might not be a right decision.

meghna

I have never supported abortion and never will, one because it is morally incorrect and two I'm a devote Catholic. Personally I'm proud of Rano for bringing her child into the world, to be honest no mother, correction real mother, Pia is just a selfish pig, would ever willing abort their child just cuz he/she would be born handicapped. I have two cousins who are Autistic, and frankly they are the jewels of the family and no one ever treats them any different, infact all of us as a family, espesically their parents, have worked hard to make sure they never feel disabled. I have also worked with numours kids who were mentally or physically handcapped, to me there could never be more purer souls on this earth, these people are so inoccent and sweet like children and lack the complications that make other peoples lives so diffuclt. This is what my mother has always told me "God gives everyone hardship but he also gives them the courage to face that hardship"

Shina,

Have to agree with you. Having a Dixit-Singhania for a parent is a far worse disability than any real physical or mental handicap.

Rgds,

Pri

Originally posted by: ffern1012

I have never supported abortion and never will, one because it is morally incorrect and two I'm a devote Catholic. Personally I'm proud of Rano for bringing her child into the world, to be honest no mother, correction real mother, Pia is just a selfish pig, would ever willing abort their child just cuz he/she would be born handicapped. I have two cousins who are Autistic, and frankly they are the jewels of the family and no one ever treats them any different, infact all of us as a family, espesically their parents, have worked hard to make sure they never feel disabled. I have also worked with numours kids who were mentally or physically handcapped, to me there could never be more purer souls on this earth, these people are so inoccent and sweet like children and lack the complications that make other peoples lives so diffuclt. This is what my mother has always told me "God gives everyone hardship but he also gives them the courage to face that hardship"

Very well put. I was just struggling with the question that is it right to put a child through a lifetime of pain to take the moral high ground. But someone very rightly pointed out that what the child does not know the child will not miss and who are we to deprive them the joy of experiencing life.

Originally posted by: klueless

Every Parent wants the best for their Child ..why would a sensible / practical Mom knowingly want her child to come into the world as a handicap ..?

Klue

Klue,

the answer to your question lies in your question in rano's case. the words SENSIBLE/PRACTICAL, come on if rano was that then her child wouldn't be in this condition. A dixit showing sensible and practical approach to life will only be possible when the grass turns blue.

Shina