Response to Baby Storking- Julia

I don't really think that storking or abortions is the right thing to do. Both ways are not helping the babies whatsoever. I think that when the government in Unwind came up with the idea of storking they justified it with the idea that it was somehow better than abortions because the baby wasn't being killed. However, in some cases it is nearly as ineffective. The whole 'finders keepers' attitude is not a good idea for the babies. What if an abusive family gets a baby on their doorstep? What if a family that cannot afford another child gets a baby on their doorstep? What if a family that doesn't want another child gets a baby on their doorstep? This baby is going to grow up with a family that probably does not love him/her as much because they were given the child unwillingly. This situation happened to Connor's family in Unwind.

"See, there were already two natural kids in the family. My parents weren't planning any more. Anyway, this baby shows up at our door, my parents start freaking out... and then they have an idea." ... "It was early in the morning, and my parents figured no one saw the baby left at the door, right? So the next morning, before the rest of us got up, my dad put the baby on the doorstep across the street." ... "It turns out that the baby had been passed around the neighborhood for two whole weeks- each morning, left on someone else's doorstep... only now it's not looking too good." (Shusterman 73-74)

And so, you know what happens next. The baby dies. Which is awful. Storking is not fair for babies, or for parents who have already had as many children as they want to. Really the only people that storking benefits is the pregnant mothers who do not want the responsibilty of a baby. And that is why there is such a thing as birth control. However, I am not saying that abortion is the right answer either. I personally don't think either of those options are the way to go. I think that birth control and adoption are the right things to do. This brings up another question that I have. Did they not have birth control during this time? And if they did, why did they not use it? So, sorry if I did not really answer your question, I was just getting my thoughts out about this subject.