Rekha is only 16 years old, unfortunately her mental age is even less than that it is near 9. As if this tragedy was not enough she is also an orphan and a inmate of Government run Nari Nikatan in Chandigarh.

Here the poor destitute was raped again and again by a worker named Bhupinder. As per her version, she was taken to the bathroom by another female worker Kamla where Bhupinder used to wait for her and asked her to take off her clothes when she used to refuse to do so he slapped her and forcibly took off her clothes and made her lie down and raped her.

This happened in February and when she was shifted to another home Aashreya Home for the mentally retarded in march she was not keeping well. On her medical examination, she was found to be pregnant. After questioning her the whole sordid story came out. Bhupinder is married with two kids. He is denying his involvement.

With the recent development the Government Officials of the home have gone to the court to take its permission for abortion. There has been a petition from her counsel Tanu Bedi that Rekha should be allowed to keep her baby on humanitarian grounds. As per her plea as Rekha was a destitute she would love to have someone of her own flesh and blood. Even mentally retarded persons have the right to be loved and if a poor woman has a right to give birth even Rekha enjoys the same right.

The High Court has now allowed Rekha to keep her baby. But somewhere this ruling is not totally justified. it is alright for the counsel to make an emotional plea about Rekha wanting to be a mother, but Rekha is not able to look after herself who will take care of the baby. God forbid if even the baby born is mentally challenged like his mother he would be again treated differently.

I know I am being harsh but I am also thinking rationally on this issue. What if during delivery Rekha’s mental condition deteriorates further. Anyone who comes forward to take care of the baby will he or she be able to do so in future also. In some cases it is proper to think rationally rather than emotionally.