![]() Some of these reasons include the pregnant women may feel they are not ready for potential change the pregnancy brings to their bodies they may want to continue being sexually active- which might be hindered by the pregnancy and hate for children among others (Noonan, p. 273), “pregnancy is a wanted and happy event for women, their partners and their families”, it does not mean that thousands of the pregnancies that happen unintentionally have to be terminated As a result, the reasons for abortion are always unsatisfactory. This is true because though the law may state that, according to Noonan (p. ![]() Pregnancy being one of them, every woman had to bear the burden of the sex aftermath and ensure that the life she has created is taken care of. Before one engaged in any practice such as sex, she had to be ready for its consequences. Nonetheless, Larch answers this by claiming that he taught him what he knew and there was nothing more to teach and advised him that he has to be of use in every life he got.įurther reasons against performing the practice were that everyone had to be responsible for his or her actions. More importantly, according to his claim, he was just like another orphan in the home and Larch could have chosen anyone else to teach or teach him other skills and not abortion: he never asked for it. As a result, Homer was not ready to perform an illegal operation no matter how much his doctor was convincing him to. Both the physician performing the act and the woman undergoing the abortion was justified for punishment for this action. 72).Īccording to the nation’s law, under every circumstance, abortion was illegal. Therefore, he does not have to perform the abortion practice (Noonan, p. He further tells Larch that it was him who taught him the practice though he never inquired about it. Larch tries to emphasize that he is helping the women who could get help from nowhere else but from them but Homer claims that abortion is illegal. Larch’s conviction on the importance of practicing this exercise, Homer holds his position against the idea supporting his stand with solid reasons whereby he tells his doctor that despite that he will not perform the abortion he has no problem with him doing it. Larch though he refused to take part in his practice of abortion. 273).Īt the hands of Larch, Homer emerged out as a trained gynecologist and as an apprentice in abortion regardless of his lack of high school knowledge. 311), “ his appearance oozes out as a drug addict, lies to the children, deceives his Board of Directors, falsifies medical records, breaks state and federal laws to achieve personal goals, and encourages the practice of medicine without a license.” (Baird & Rosenbaum, p. ![]() Through his passionate care of the children, Larch is brought out as a good man though as the film reveals itself, he emerges as a manipulative and rule-bending man. Nonetheless, his commitment to the children is touching and he had an internal joy of having Homer under his care as his surrogate son and his apprentice. In his undertaking of taking care of non-aborted but unwanted children, Larch drifted off to a drug addiction cocoon which besides being a secret abortionist, Larch was addicted to ether. 117) as a “gray, dark and forbidding place-the dumping grounds of unwanted children”, may be considered the first illegal abortionist involved in caring for the uncared children in the world’s history. ![]() Wilbur Larch, who owned the orphanage home considered according to Noonan (p. He took full responsibility and his time to teach Homer all medical skills which would make him capable of handling cases regardless of not being certified (The Cider House rules, p. Larch developed an interest in the small boy when he noticed that there was something in the boy that was special. For the second time, Homer returned to the orphanage home. They beat him and the rumor reached Larch who on arrival to the couple’s home found crying and bruised Homer on the bed. ![]() In his second adoption, Homer was on his second birthday when he left with a couple who experienced the same problem but invented a strategy of getting sound out of the boy. Homer was therefore back in Cider House and happy for the first time. However, no sooner had the infant rested on Larch’s hand than he let out a happy squeal which startled the parents. They claimed that he never made a single sound, not even a cry. In his first adoption, Homer showed dumbness to his adoptive parents who within a short period of time after adoption knocked back at Cider’s house bringing Homer back. Apart from two instances of adoption, Homer Well spent his entire life in an orphanage under the care of Dr. ![]()
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