A confused Doctor's response on abortion

["Dr B" <drbgb@vsnl.com>]

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I felt I had to respond to this one. I am a new member, wandered from BT.
I am a doctor. I have seen abortions but I have refused to even assist in
one. I am against it, in principle and in practice. But I have also seen
children abused and wished they had not been born. And this cuts across
social and economic levels.
I am confused.
Fact- In most families irrespective of caste, creed, etc. a male offspring
is hailed like the coming of Krishna or Christ, and a female offspring is
greeted by sympathy bordering on condolence! (BTW I am male!)
So the choice is between abortion and population.
I choose abortion. From the martian point of view.
But I am still confused.
Comment?
Abt adoption, I beg to differ from 'rajababu's' view, but that is another
subject.
-Dr B

BTW when I click the reply button my reply goes to the member who wrote the
response, any way to make it automatically go to the list only?

----- Original Message -----
From: rajababu <rajababu@im.eth.net>
To: <mallu@asu.edu>
Cc: Nukkad Main <nukkad-list@mumbai-central.com>
Sent: Tuesday, July 25, 2000 9:28 PM
Subject: RE: [nukkad] Women on Nukkad - Please Reply
> The doctro crushes the foetus head only once in its lifetime, in case of
an
> abortion. But Society, including you and me, crushes the heads of these
> unwanted children every hour of their existence.
> 5) People dont regard adopted children as their flesh and blood. Ditto for
> the children. This is a pschological thing which can't be wished away.



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