CHILD ABANDONMENT; a crime or an act of love?

There are said to be 3 top reasons for child abandonment; first is for the fact that the mother is a single parent, second is because the child is a fruit of an illicit affair, and third is because of poverty. Child abandonment caused by being a single parent is brought by the fact that they cannot raise the child alone, that this was an affair that the father would not care about, the mother herself was also an abandoned mother, child abandonment caused by an illicit affair is brought about by the fact that the mother was guilty for the fact that this was a fruit of a wrong relationship, they could not bare thinking what the public would say about it, and both parties have families and a single child brought by this illicit affair would surely ruin both families, child abandonment by poverty is very common here in Philippines, knowing the condition of most of the Filipino's that are poor and unable to feed themselves, having a child in the house would surely not come convenient.

One thing that bothers me most is the question that; is child abandonment a crime? a choice of doing the lesser evil? or simply an act done by the love of mother for her child?  I am thankful for the fact that the mother did not consider abortion during her pregnant days, for surely that would be an unforgivable crime in the eyes of man and God, this is an act of choosing the lesser evil, but still I cannot blame them for abandoning the child for as how i see it, they wish nothing more but the best for their child, say if the child was brought by an illicit affair, even if the mother can feed and educate a child, the child will only grow with hatred as his/her surrounding, by the fact that he/she was the a child of an illicit affair, hated by both families, and if by poverty and single parent, they know properly that they cannot feed the child if they bring ti with them, it will only die of hunger, the child will be deprived of education, he will grow of poverty and will only bring more poverty in the succeeding years, the mother only took her chances of leaving the child, hoping that the child would be adopted by people who can support the child's education, who can feed the child, who can give him/her a home..

Though I may consider it a cruel thing to do to abandon a child for the care of others, I also cannot deny the fact that it was simply an act done by a mother's love for a child, only her consideration for the situation of the child, her child..

Child abandonment is not because the mother does not love the child, it is actually a HUGE sacrifice to give up your child, for the care of others, away from you, your own blood, a child you carried for 9 months, a child of your own.. for me, child abandonment is an act done by the incomparable love of a mother for her child.. that she made a great sacrifice.. for the future of the child.. come to think of it, the mother did not aborted the child, that alone is an act of love for the child and an act of responsibility. Child abandonment is simply a choice between doing the lesser evil and the greater evil.

-kenjay-