Alexis Mundy
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I am originally from the UK. Now living in New Zealand. My life so far has been a rollercoaster. I have children with special needs, lost my previous husband in 2008 and in 2021 my son Andrew died. Writing has and is cathartic for me!
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What is the value of human life?
Why is it that unless an unborn child is perfect we value it less to the extent that it is seen as not deserving of life? Peter Singer is known for his public stance on the morality of killing some disabled newborns and that parents should be able to euthanise disabled babies if they wish to. In his 1979 book Practical Ethics, he included conditions like Down Syndrome, spina bifida and haemophilia as among disabilities that make "the child's life prospects significantly less promising than those of a normal child". He has argued that parents of children with these conditions should be allowed to end their child's life if they so choose.
By Alexis Mundy12 months ago in Humans
The Realities of Life
I woke up this morning thinking of my father-in-law who died 2 years ago and my mother-in-law as she tries to carry on with her life. They were married for over 50 years, a huge feat in itself in this day and age when so many people divorce over quite often trivial things.
By Alexis Mundy12 months ago in Poets
The Map with No Destination.
I was born in the UK, and although I wanted to travel as a young person, I always thought I would live in my birthplace. It's strange how things work out, but then life is an adventure in which we each follow our path on the journey of life! Our decisions make us not only who we are, but also who we meet and the experiences we have both good and bad. Sometimes life is easy and sometimes we struggle, and it's the struggle that helps us to become more resilient throughout our lives.
By Alexis Mundyabout a year ago in Chapters
