Topic 3

Topic 3:  “If money were the only criterion by which a child’s welfare can be gauged, then a baby bought for as much as RM40, 000 on the black market could seem set for life. For money rich but child-poor couples, it is a small price to pay to introduce a small life into their home. The cost is gilded, the blanket monogrammed, the college fund filled to the brim. All that’s wanting is a bun in the oven. And where a baby-for-sale racket, money is can indeed buy happiness. And after all, why not?” (NST, march 3, 2013)

• ·       How was your view above statements?
  

Many couples in this world are trying so hard to have a baby. Not every couple are given that chance. For me, baby is the greatest gift from god to us. The born of baby bring a lot of happiness and also can make us smile with their innocence actions. While having and growing a baby its take a lot of money. But, it is worth because having children teach us how to become a mature parents and be more positive in attitude.

In additional, having baby can affect our financial especially for poor couple who can’t afford to buy their baby needs every month. I am disagree with the statement “And where a baby-for-sale racket, money is can indeed buy happiness. And after all, why not?” In my opinion, baby is not for sales because they are human too. As a human, we can’t be that selfish type of person who willing to sale for rich couple just because lack of money.

Therefore, happiness for me doesn’t need money but to improve the happiness we need money to spend for. What is going to be the dilemma of the baby when they grow up know that they are adopted just because the biological parents have no money at that time? Is that we call it happiness?

As a rich couple there are a lots of way to get a baby instead of buying them. For example, vitro fertilization, the new technology of combining an egg and sperm in a laboratory dish and transfer it into the uterus.