Essay

In the essay “Unspeakable Conversations”, a renowned scholar, famous for animal rights, believes that parents of disabled babies should be able to terminate their lives.   The essay has been written by Harriet McBryde Johnson who is an intellectual lady but unfortunately, disabled.   She tells us about her own points of view as well as her opponent Prof. Peter Singer.   After reading the essay, I gather that Prof. Singer wants to legalize the killing of disabled babies.   He also says he believes that it should be lawful under some circumstances to kill, at any age, individuals with cognitive impairments so severe that he doesn"t consider them ""persons."   Why does he believe so?   What is on his mind?   Is he full of hatred?   Perhaps, in the beginning it may seem so but when I continued reading the essay with more focus, I actually was able to gather some interesting points that define his claim.  
Actually Prof. Singer does not want to kill any infant however he does want the parents of disabled babies to have an option to terminate their children’s lives as soon as they’re born.   However when questioned about what he thinks of mix-raced babies who cannot be adopted compared to white babies, he admits that it would be horrible to kill them but he is stuck to the point that “Disability makes a person worse off.”   The way author has defined Prof. Singer, I am
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convinced that he is not a bad person at heart; it is just his point of view.   The way he treated his disabled guest (the author) who happened to be against him was quite interesting and full of kindness.
According to the Prof. Singer, disabled babies grow up in a terrible way and they lead a hard life with not much hopes and dreams like normal people which I admit is true.   He thinks those people cannot enjoy and benefit from their life as much as a normal...