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COUNTERVIEW Fascism in the name of 'pro-choice' [ SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 08, 2003 12:01:36 AM ] The passage of partial-birth abortion is a major victory for George Bush and his enthusiastic band of pro-life campaigners. However, should we step away from the rather contentious pro-life, pro-choice debate, we could make a meaningful case in favour of non-intervention in foetal termination. Human life, the way it has existed over millions of years, celebrates diversity in its full glory. Human beings in all their varying sizes, colour and deformities have co-existed. There is no one-size- fits-all policy as far as the human mind and body is concerned. It is this diversity that has shaped us over many millenniums. Pro-choice threatens to eliminate that diversity. Even if foetuses were to be only killed for medical reasons, like the Down's syndrome or any other mental or physical deformity, the world would be poorer for it. Human beings should have a right to live even if they do not conform to the human ideal in respect of height, weight and beauty. Anything else would be reminiscent of the Nazi way where only perfect humans were meant to live and others condemned to die. Abortion is an artificial way of ensuring the survival of the fittest, a theory repugnant to modern society's conscious promotion of pluralism. Life comes with no guarantees of perpetual perfection. Assuming that a healthy child is born, but soon after develops/shows some incurable problems, would the answer be to kill that infant? Where would Stephen Hawking, who developed motor neuron disease, be in this kind of perfection-driven world? Helen Keller, despite her disabilities, contributed immensely to the world. Today, a Beethoven wouldn't have been allowed to be born. Disability of any kind in the foetus cannot be a good enough reason to snuff out its life. Instead of millions being wasted on abortions every year, it may be worthwhile to invest that money in finding cures for various genetic afflictions. If a cure for Down's syndrome was to be found, so many unborn babies would be able to live, a basic right which is often denied to them. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/cms.dll/html/uncomp/ articleshow?msid=272615 |
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