Abandonment of babies

Nowadays„ a disturbing social malady has surfaced. Due to unwanted pregnancies, the number of babies being abandoned has proliferated. This heinous act, as termed by many, must be looked into seriously and measures ought to be taken by all parties to curb this problem.

As teenagers are impressionable, impulsive and immature, more often than not, they indulge in sexual activities without realizing its consequences. Therefore, to blame and punish them entirely of this dire situation may well seem too simplistic, as they might not have understood their own wrong doings. On the contrary, what we must do is to educate them about sex. The school, for instance has to play a more active role in educating the students about sex. Though it may seem rather embarrassing to discuss sex, especially to those who are conservative in thought, prevention is always better than cure. it might be too late to impart this knowledge on safe sex once they get pregnant. Therefore, student must be taught how to practice safe sex to avoid unwanted pregnancies and hence avoiding abandonment of babies as well.

Apart from that, various social groups must play a more active role in society. For a start, these organizations must have qualified counselors who are able to give professional advice to young couples who have got themselves in trouble. This is imperative as one wrong spoken word could lead to mere harm than good. They should never despised them but on the other hand always willing to lend a hand to help take care of the baby. Furthermore, these groups should have connections with adoption agencies in case any love child is to be put up for adoption.

As for parents, they must try to adopt an understanding and more tolerant attitude towards their children. Many a time, teenagers abandoned their babies to avoid being ostracized by their families. Panic-stricken, it is not surprising to find teenage mothers indulging in such unimaginable acts. Therefore, parents, being the closest kin to their children must learn to accept the bitter truth. They should never disown their children. On the other hand, they should always be there to help and support their children in any situation that comes along. Once this parent-children relationship is established, pregnant teenagers would have no problem approaching their parents for help and hence babies world not be abandoned.

Last but no least, religious teachings need to be instilled in every teenager. They need to be taught that there is a time for everything under the sun and that they must refrain from premarital sex as taught by the Roman Catholic church to prevent this undesirable situation of babies being thrown in rubbish bins, drains, and other places. Coupled with religious teachings too, teenagers will learn to realize that it is sinful to abandon babies. With this conscience, there would not be so many cases of unwanted pregnancies. Subsequently, abandonment of babies reduces naturally.

In conclusion, abandonment of babies in nothing new. However, the situation has exacerbated throughout there years. Thus, we all should do our part in tackling the problem more effectively before it gets out of hand.




Vocabulary
malady : something that is wrong with a system or organization 弊病
sinful ：being or guilty of sin, wicked 有罪过的
exacerbated ：to make (something bad) worse 是恶化