In many countries of the world there are a huge number of monuments that are dedicated to a particular event. There are sculptures that make you smile on your face, because they are dedicated to some kind of fun event, but some installations make you cry. This, no doubt, can be considered a monument to unborn children in Riga, which causes tears for many people.
In September 2012, an action called “For Life” was held in the capital of Latvia, the purpose of which was to inform women and their families about abortions and the consequences that women may expect after that. At the beginning of the action, an installation was presented to people, which was placed in Old Riga near the Hotel de Rome. The monument to unborn children consists of 27 sculptures in the form of small children. Why exactly 27? That is the number of abortions, according to statistics, every day in Latvia. Near each baby there is a small pedestal in which 27 stories are written in three languages (Russian, English and Latvian), or rather the reasons why the mothers of these kids decided on an abortion. For example, a woman already has a child, and her husband is dead, and she decides that she cannot raise two full members of society and agrees to an abortion. The author of this work is Eva Riekstinya.
The organizers of the action decided at least in this way to reach out to women who want to have an abortion. It is very important that such families have full information about this terrible decision, and most importantly, realize what will happen to them later. Since in such situations, most women are driven by fear, and they don’t think what they are doing.
The monument to unborn children in Riga attracts a lot of people, there is always someone on the square. There are always fresh flowers. People bring them and put them near the kids, thereby expressing their grief and pain. The action calls on the people of Latvia and guests of the country to reflect on this serious problem. An abortion is the killing of an unborn person, and are we entitled to decide who is worth living?
We cannot judge or blame someone, but we must decide for ourselves. Of course, there are significant reasons why women have an abortion, for example, a child’s disease that will lead to death, pathologies that are not compatible with life, and so on. And if a woman decides to have an abortion, because she just does not need a child? This is dedicated to the monument to unborn children in Riga.
In addition to this installation, there is a monument in the Latvian capital dedicated to abortion. There is an inscription on it, which in translation means "I wanted to live ...". Also in Slovenia there is a monument of similar subjects: a transparent girl strokes the head of her mother, who cries on her knees. She seems to forgive her for this terrible act. Monuments to unborn children, whose photos inspire horror, resentment, cannot but touch, many people seriously think about this issue after viewing them. Similar monuments are installed in Karlovac (Croatia), in Obzhyck (Poland).
The monument to unborn children in Riga cannot leave anyone indifferent, because every inhabitant of the planet could be in the place of these poor children who wanted to live.