A Great Injustice and The Merry maid almost share the same concept of the idea on an abortion. In A Great Injustice, Ah Nya, a woman who got pregnant decided to go for an abortion because she feels embarrassed of herself, and what’s more, she brings the shame to the family. In The Merry Maid, the story is about a couple that gave away their daughter to a Malay family because the child is born out of wedlock. Our motion is “Abortion is illegal and it’s not the only solution for ‘love child’”
In the story A Great Injustice, Ah Nya decided to abort her baby because she knows people around her will talk about her pregnancy. Ah Nya’s father has placed an expectation on Ah Nya that she may also follow the pattern of the society which is getting married and have a family latter. It seems that likewise, so her father is worried regarding the situation.
“Ma, I don’t understand,” said Ah Nya as soon as she hurried home.
“What is it?”
“If society accepts an unmarried father, why does it reject an unmarried mother?” asked Ah Nya.
As we can see, from the conversation between Ah Nya and her mother, she wondered why society treats woman unequally.
“Whatever happens in this world, they always blame the women. If a man dies in bed, the wife is blamed for it. If a man gambles and loses all his money, his wife is also made the scapegoat…”
The Merry Maid has showed us the right way to treat the ‘love child’. They give the baby for adoption. Johan’s family found the baby and this gives future for the baby. Lakshmi gave away her baby because she knew that the baby is innocent, so she wanted to give the best to the baby eventhough it’s not from her. At least, she can make Johan’s family happy and knowing that her daughter safe in a good has is enough for Lakshmi.
In short, there are many ways in dealing with child born out of wedlock. Abortion is not the only solution couples have when they face this problem.
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