Tuesday, July 29, 2008

Modernity and Morality: Fetuses Dumped in the Metropolis


They're not just killing babies, they're also dumping them all over Metro Manila.


This month alone, at least four human fetuses were found abandoned in various places in the metropolis, one of them surreptiously given to a priest in Quiapo church while he was celebrating mass.


The Roman Church reiterates that "a person's life begins at the moment of conception." This however, is still logically debated and contradicted by scientists which holds that a fetus slowly forms a little human body but it is really just a "blob of tissue or blood" as soon as it comes into being, according to medical literature.


The advent of fast-paced lifestyle and technological dependence may have altered some people's moral and ethical values, which could explain the apparently rising number of adultery cases, illicit pregnancies, abortions and, yes, fetus-dumping incidents. These changes may be attributed to out difficulty to cope with the increasing demands of times.


Sometimes the changes come in highly ironic circumstances. For instance, right outside Quiapo church itself, one can't miss seeing the ubiquitous vendors selling herbal concoctions, from pain relievers to abortion kits. No wonder, Quiapo has gained the notoriety of having become what some people call "an abortionist hub" with the rampant selling of abortifacient drugs in the area.


Abortion is just plain selfishness, in the first place, it wasn't the baby's fault that you and your partner conceived. This is life, a life that has been entrusted under your care for you to nurture and develop. Life that has a future and something to learn, to experience. "Thou shalt not kill" as the Holy Bible echoes unto us. Be a Protector of Human Life.

36 comments:

Anonymous said...

kawawa naman ung babies!! gagawa-gawa ts tatapon lng. sex lng habol. bad parents!! tsktsk

Anonymous said...

eh sira ulo pala yang mga scientist e! palibasa wlng mga anak, puro chemicals lng inaatupag!! haha

GreenAdict038 said...

Such immorality being done today. I am against abortion and I am not in favor of approving of such immorality being done today. It really makes me frustrated to know that some people really result to abortion as a solution to their problem. To think that our people are so faithful to our religion that they would do this immorality and disobey the teachings of their beliefs. I just hope God punishes those who did, done and will do this kind of action. And also I hope karma finds them. My condolences to the aborted babies/fetuses :(

La Salle 38 said...

sadyang makasarili lang talaga ang iniisip ng ibang mga tao, ang kahihiyan nila at kung anu-ano pa. pero kung ating titignan, ano nga ba ang mas mahigit kahihiyan o isang ganap na buhay? pagkamakasarili ang sumisira sa ating moralidad.

La Salle 38 said...

tobako, hindi lang naman scientists ang nag-aabort, maski ang mga regular na tao ay may kasalanang ginagampanan dito. pero ang hindi ko lang talaga lubos na maintindihan eh yung mga kups na ina na kung saan-saan tinatapon ang mga sanggol na kanilang pinatay. ni hindi man lang kayang bigyan ng isang karapat-dapat na paghihimlay sa isang inosenteng buhay.

pao22pao said...

These people who do things like these are not human. No creature especially a person deserves to be abbandonned. I am against abortion, this is what contraceptives are for. If the so called parents of these victims have no intention of keeping their offspring then they should use condoms. After all, that is what it is made for.

hryan24 said...

It's very sad how there are many irresponsible "parents". They could just avoid this by not having sex. They should "resist the urge" and be abstinent and only do it when they are married or something. It's unbelievable even though this country is a Catholic country, some people can still be careless about life and other aspects of things that are sins considering they are Catholic. It makes me very disappointed how people can be these days.

La Salle 38 said...

pao22pao, using condoms or contraceptive doesn't guarantee a 100% no pregnancy. i am also against the use of any artificial contraceptives, because it inhibits our role in this world, to grow and multiply, as the magisterium of the church says.

i am the queen =D said...

it's bad enough that they killed a baby, but dump them too? that is just sick. if they can't have a baby then they should have just practiced abstinence.

La Salle 38 said...

having an abstinence is so difficult for those who have an active sexual lifestyle. although the church objects the use of artificial contraceptives, i deem it quite necessary for our times, instead of millions of innocent lives being wasted every day.

but sometimes, we can not blame those, if i may use the term, nasty sluts and bitches, for aborting these innocent lives because of the shame that it might cause them due to our largely conservative thinking. but that is just plain selfish.

Fish said...

Contraceptives>church dont you think?
So what if they don't like contraceptives? Our population will rise in the next years if the church would want to make some kind of law on using contraceptives.

La Salle 38 said...

the church adheres to the natural method of family planning, what we need now is proper education about these topics.

DonTibo said...

Kung alam nila na hindi nila kaya magpalaki ng bata dapat huwag na sila gumawa ng bata! Kung nag abortion man sila dapat huwag itapon sa mga basurahan! Buhay din yan! Dapat ilibing nila ng tama! Makonsensyahan sila sana!

zeapfuro said...

I cant believe that there is such people like this, if they are doing these just for fun, they can use contraceptive or other birth control pills, not like this....

La Salle 38 said...

i beg to differ zeapfuro that they are just doing this for fun... it hurts to have an abortion or maybe, the parents [be ashamed of yourselves] is to naive to give this poor soul a proper and right burial just like what dontibo said. conscience. justice. life.

chips said...

This is really just IMMORAL. First off, why abort? It man's own fault why this is happening. Similarly, the women cause their own failures too. They should know.

Not that this is happening, people should realize the mistake in this situation. If they choose to do so, why just leave them around the Metropolis? They can be brought to safer places (example, to someone or a designated place that really handles fetuses that who can manage). They're still human. What was done in this article basically shows the lack of respect of one person toward his neighbors. Also, violating the 8th commandment. We have no right in killing our neighbors.

dave said...

they should not abort their babies because it has life also, if they know that they cannot take the responsibility of having a baby then they shouldn't have done it.

Unknown said...

It's sad knowing people kill babies to solve their problems but, in reality it just makes the problem even bigger. Studies have shown that majority of the mothers of these fetuses are teenage girls. They don't have any sense of pity to their child. It is also reported just today, July 31,2008 that there is also a fetus found on the cubicle of the c.r. It is said that the mother of the baby is a teenage girl. People nowadays don't know how to be disciplined. People should be mature and patient enough to wait for the sacrament of matriomony before doing the act of love. :D

aj said...

Dapat kasi, hindi na pagbawalan ng simbahan ang paggamit ng contraceptives, dahil padami na ng padami ang populasyon ng Pilipinas, kahit na hindi 100% no pregnancy ang paggamit nito, at least mas bababa ang chansang mabuntis ang nanay at ang mga tao, ay tao lamang, hindi maiwasan ang pagpigil sa nararamdaman at biglang maisipang gawin. Dapat ay maging responsable din ang mga magulang na mabubuntis ng di oras, dahil ginawa nila ang kanilang ginawa, may pananagutan sila at sana makonsensya naman.

La Salle 38 said...

aj, even if the church prohibits the use of contraceptives, man still has the freewill not to follow it. if you want it, you'll be able to do it. that's it.

the church, eventhough it prohibits the use of ARTIFICIAL contraception, it also adheres to a more NATURAL method of contraceptions. I think this is the biggest thing that confuses people nowadays that the church is against any type of contracpetions. so wrong, so false.

La Salle 38 said...

man's hunger for flesh is insatiable. greed and lust for pleasure.

Lalala. said...

I am pro-life! I do not support Abortion whatever their reason may be. This is just plain wrong.

Ellery said...

Most Filipinos are "religious" but why are they not following Christian practices? If they are not ready to be parents yet, why engage in such activity? Poor fetuses!!! These people are really immoral...

blair said...

I am definitely against Abortion. Couples who result to Abortion are very selfish since all they wanted to do is to have sex and not think about the consequences it can bring.Some Catholics are merely hypocrits. They keep on going to mass and receive holy communion BUT they use contraceptives and abort their own child.

candygum said...

Why can't they just stand up for what they have done? Dapat inisip muna nila yung result ng actions nila bago nila ginagawa. Sinasayang nila ang buhay na regalo ni God. Hindi naman ginusto nung bata na mabuo siya eh.

La Salle 38 said...

it's like this, let's face it, nandyan na ang aborted fetus... pero sana 'wag namang itapon kung saan-saan lang. it is so grave to desecrate an already desecrated life.

Kye Sy said...

i am also against abortion and i really think that people should do the same too. people who are for abortion actually believe that the fetus is just part of a womans body. but how can it be if that fetus already has a heartbeat? its beating life!! so maybe i cant change other peoples decision on wheter to be against or for abortion but they should just be considerate enough to think of the soon-to-be babys life. and okay, il face the dact that these babies are already aborted but throwing them just anywhere? if killing a babies life is too much how much more just throwing away the fetus?

Rock Davis said...

This is a monstrosity! I can't believe people would do such a horrible act! Guys should wear a condom rather than letting girls do this act!

ralliart baby said...

This is not a new issue here in our country or even in other nations. In my opinion the parents of those "babies" should be held responsible for the consequences of their own actions and wrongdoings. If in the first place they know that engaging in pre-marital sex is already unacceptable, then they should accept the consequences with dignity. They should have a sense of responsibility already because what they "did" was already unacceptable.

xtine said...

If the parents don't want to take responsibility of the baby, they could just let an orphanage to take care of the child instead of killing them. They do not have the right to end a life.

Anonymous said...

kawawa naman itong mga bata hindi man lang pinagbigyan mabuhay. Kahit hindi pa sila linalabas buhay na sila.Kaya dapat ipapgbawal ang abortion kasi isang uri ito ng pagpatay.

yamcortes said...

Sobrang kawawa.. hindi na nga binigyan ng pagkakataong mabuhay, itinapon pa kung saan saan.. Hindi ko maintindihan kung paano nasisikmura ng mga magulang na ipa-abort lang yung baby na galing sa kanila mismo.. kung hindi nga nila kayang buhayin, dapat inisip muna nila yun bago sila nagpakaligaya!.. diba??..

O~* bomb ako. said...

Unfair. after having pleasure, you'll just throw the baby.
%$&@#&!! ang sama. ang dami ng ad ng condom, ba't di na lang gumamit? kahit against yung church sa contraceptives, gumamit na lang kayo. kesa yung fetus yung mawawalan ng buhay. ang unfair. selfish. change! kawawa ang mga baby.

kumar said...

No one would really agree with abortion, but atleast when this act is being done, why cant they keep it discreet? I mean, throwing the fetus somewhere that can be found and shown by the mdeia. for sure we cannot stop it, its the descision of the lady, but if they would keep it low profile, it probably wouldnt be a big of an issue

Eujin said...

it is the problem of the world.
it is occur in Korea also.
i think fetuses are the human being also.
why the people make the happening they cannot response.
if they do not want to have a baby they have to be careful.
but it is better they throw the babies after they born.

anyways it a really big problem.

imarockstarr08 said...

so many times this has happened in the Philippines but really there isn't anyway to stop the people. i guess the best solution to minimize this problem is to just use a condom people! use a condom! i mean would it really hurt to spend on a stupid condom which san save you from sin? :) anyway, i guess the alternative would be to give birth to the baby and just put it up for adoption or give it to some who cares for babies. having an abortion isn't really that different from giving birth right? i mean it's all the same pain difference it you either give birth to a live baby or a dead one. :)