Tallg, what Diamond wrote is applicable even in Europe. Recognizing the fact that the foetus after a 'medically decided" time frame, is a living human being is not in question.......... which by the way, according to islam, it's at 7-9 weeks (as soon as the heartbeat is registered).
At nine months that baby was ready to be born, poor little soul.
What is the wrong part, is how this was handled by the UAE courts. Protecting the rights of the foetus is one thing, charging the mother with MANSLAUGHTER is another all together!
It's like so many other "made up" laws you can see so often in the UAE. Designed to remove freedom, and discriminate. The poor woman was used as an example.
What about all the people in this region that drive with their children hanging out of windows, jumping up and down in the car, no seat belts......no car seats????
But of course...........that's just an ACCIDENT........
Lets all go back to the stone age............WOMEN, stay at home..........lie in bed............don't move, because GOD FORBID you might get your kids killed because you are a woman and therefore are less able.....! How stupid does that sound?
PS. Tallg, sorry to hear you are leaving :( best of luck ;)
Tallg, what Diamond wrote is applicable even in Europe. Recognizing the fact that the foetus after a 'medically decided" time frame, is a living human being is not in question.......... which by the way, according to islam, it's at 7-9 weeks (as soon as the heartbeat is registered).
At nine months that baby was ready to be born, poor little soul.
What is the wrong part, is how this was handled by the UAE courts. Protecting the rights of the foetus is one thing, charging the mother with MANSLAUGHTER is another all together!
It's like so many other "made up" laws you can see so often in the UAE. Designed to remove freedom, and discriminate. The poor woman was used as an example.
What about all the people in this region that drive with their children hanging out of windows, jumping up and down in the car, no seat belts......no car seats????
But of course...........that's just an ACCIDENT........
Lets all go back to the stone age............WOMEN, stay at home..........lie in bed............don't move, because GOD FORBID you might get your kids killed because you are a woman and therefore are less able.....! How stupid does that sound?
PS. Tallg, sorry to hear you are leaving :( best of luck ;)