An Unforseen Blessing

From the earliest recorded history, in Biblical times, through the late eighteen hundreds, and even in many places today, the person with a disability of any kind, has been considered a “Dog of the Earth.” Although it is much better today than it was one hundred years ago, there are still people who justify the slaughtering of an unborn child by claiming that he or she will have a life altering disease that could, in reality, be an unforeseen blessing. In the story Along the Frontage Road by Michael Chabon it is my belief that the ever so slightly mentioned death, of an unborn daughter, was due to a chosen abortion. There are many subtle hints within this story that lead to my conclusion. I believe that the child was aborted because of a life altering disease with which he/she would have surely been born. In this paper I intend to discuss the evidence which guides me to believe the aforementioned, and explain why I trust my judgment.
Starting in paragraph five we have t...