It strikes me that more responsibility here could be placed on the doctors and medical system that put the author through an unpleasant couple of months. It wasn’t her son’s fault she had an “irritable uterus”, and it sounds like her hospital stay could have been made better. But instead, the author uses her story to make the case that b…
It strikes me that more responsibility here could be placed on the doctors and medical system that put the author through an unpleasant couple of months. It wasn’t her son’s fault she had an “irritable uterus”, and it sounds like her hospital stay could have been made better. But instead, the author uses her story to make the case that babies should be made to pay the price when they’re not “wanted” by their mothers, their only crime being that they didn’t develop perfectly, or even that they happened to be conceived at an inopportune time.
The author probably means well, but this is a classic attempt to emotionally manipulate the reader into placing the blame on the baby’s existence, instead of demanding better medical care or (heaven forfend!) a greater willingness to accept and endure challenging and even scary circumstances on behalf of one’s unborn baby, because that baby’s life has worth and value.
It strikes me that more responsibility here could be placed on the doctors and medical system that put the author through an unpleasant couple of months. It wasn’t her son’s fault she had an “irritable uterus”, and it sounds like her hospital stay could have been made better. But instead, the author uses her story to make the case that babies should be made to pay the price when they’re not “wanted” by their mothers, their only crime being that they didn’t develop perfectly, or even that they happened to be conceived at an inopportune time.
The author probably means well, but this is a classic attempt to emotionally manipulate the reader into placing the blame on the baby’s existence, instead of demanding better medical care or (heaven forfend!) a greater willingness to accept and endure challenging and even scary circumstances on behalf of one’s unborn baby, because that baby’s life has worth and value.
I had the same reaction. Plus she sounded not very suited to the experience.
Great comment. You touched on my conclusions. The piece could have been an effective argument for better treatment by the medical facility.
Absolutely this.
As the mother of five (two adopted) and also an RN, I could not agree more with your comment.