Monday, November 22, 2010

Thailand and Abortion




Big news in Thailand this has been the discovery of several thousand foetuses at Wat Phai Ngern Chotanaram. Several locals had been paid by local illegal abortionist to dispose of the small bodies for quite considerable sums.

Abortion is illegal in Thailand despite there being an estimated 300,000 carried out every year. The current PM as ruled out any change in the law even though a bill is being discussed in parliament.
Thailand in many ways is a male society and if a woman gets pregnant, the man as no legal obligation to bring the child up, emotionally or financially. So the outcome is an unwanted pregnancy and child! Abortion is seen as a sin....

A twist in this tale is that a woman as been accused in the despising of the bodies and it turns out her Mother has bought up four children who at the time of disposal were seen to be alive and taken home and bought up in what seems to gave a loving environment.

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