Abortion???...Think thrice, not twice!!!

Hi all! This time we are going to discuss on the hot issue happens in our society.  It is the issue of abortion.  In every religion, abortion is a sinful act that is very controversial. Why is it so? It is because abortion means killing a life, an innocent soul!

Actually, this topic is in relation with the stories ‘The Great Injustice’ and ‘The Merry Maid’. These two stories tell us about two women who have to make a big decision about a soul each of them carries in their womb. First of all, Ah Nya, the main character in the story ‘The Great Injustice’ finds herself pregnant, resulting from having sex with her unmarried partner, Steven.  As a consequence, the society around her neighbourhood starts badmouthing her and her family. Anyway, Ah Nya’s mother tries to support her and influences her not to abort the child even though Ah Nya’s father blames her for the consequence.  Ah Nya agrees to not abort the child. Thus, from that day, Ah Nya’s live is painful and the torture that society place on her gives her a spark to think back on the decision that she has made.  Steven who refuses to take the responsibility is one of the factors other than the society that forces Ah Nya to decide to abort the child.

However, in the story ‘The Merry Maid’, Lakhsmi, the protagonist of the story decides not to abort the illegal that child he carries in her womb. Lakshmi runs away from her family in order for her to save the child’s life and live happily with her partner, Shanmugam. Lakhsmi abandon her child in front of a house owned by Indian-look couple. She does not know that they are Muslims. Therefore, when the child whose name is Sakinah (Lakshmi names her Savitri) is an adolescent now, Lakhsmi plans to get back the child. Thus, she applies to work as a maid in the couple’s house. She is very delightful to see her child is now a grown up and employs good behavior. Only, the child is now a Muslim, no more a Hindu like her. Seeing that couple treats Sakinah (Savitri) equally as their other children, Lakhsmi cancels her plan to abduct the child, but keep accompanies her right in front of her eyes. She decides not to reveal her true identity to the child.

Therefore, when we compare these two stories, we can see that Lakshmi is more contented with her life rather than Ah Nya who has lost the child. The message here, abortion is not the only way to solve the problem. There are many other ways that can be taken to save the children’s lives without killing them. So, people think thrice, not twice when making decisions!