Call for abortions in Zika victims
posted on Jan 29, 2016 8:54AM
This is one more pathetic news about the Zika virus. A petition was placed before the supreme court of Brazil to allow abortions. It appeals the court to allow the pregnant women with Zika virus to choose an abortion. Zika virus as already known may not be life threatening for the adults. But, it might affect the brain of the children resting in the womb. Such a deformity among the new borns is called as `microcephaly'. Abortions are illegal in Brazil except in health emergencies. But of course, Zika virus has already attained the state of emergency across the country. With more than 4000 cases being registered and 270 children are born with microcephaly, it is certainly nothing less than an emergency. But here is some silver lining to the cloud. The officials in US have confirmed that they are trying on two vaccines which could restrict the spread of Zika. Among all the bad omens that Zika has spread recently, that is certainly a good news!