Emmerdale #7

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I’m a little behind on tonight’s episode, it’s baffling to me that the woman doesn’t see that she’s done anything wrong, refusing to acknowledge that it is biologically Rhona’s baby! Also, how likely is it for an IVF clinic to release embryos that easily without any contact with the Mother?
 
To be fair, legally Lucy would be the mother of Rhona's baby as she was the gestational carrier. I believe that women who are surrogates, and whose babies are not related to them genetically at all, are legally classed as mothers, the genetic parents have to adopt their own child to become the legal parents and guardians. Of course, now that Lucy is (conveniently) dead, all bets are off! 🙄.
As @unidentified says, women dying in childbirth in the UK is very rare, I did think those scenes were quite irresponsible, and probably upsetting to many women.
 
I think what also infuriates me is that out of the 17 women who died from bleeding disorder in the latest MBRRACE report (3 year review) I imagine the majority will have been ethnic minorities or those living in social deprivation. Obviously not all women but it is everywhere about the inequalities they face. Not a middle class white woman. It doesn’t highlight the reality of race and social class inequalities within the NHS but that wouldn’t fit with their stupid storyline
 
I’m really not liking some of the storylines lately the baby one, the Parkinson’s, even Corrie with Paul’s MND, for anyone going through similar situations its really triggering and not pleasant to watch, it’s like, what’s the worst storyline we up with? Not a thought for long time viewers going through these illnesses or situations!😡
 
kettlekitten said:
I’m really not liking some of the storylines lately the baby one, the Parkinson’s, even Corrie with Paul’s MND, for anyone going through similar situations its really triggering and not pleasant to watch, it’s like, what’s the worst storyline we up with? Not a thought for long time viewers going through these illnesses or situations!😡
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Every storyline can be triggering for someone, for example Lydia’s rape, bobs heart attack etc.
 
Isn’t that sort of the point of soap opera’s though? Aren’t they meant to dramatise true to life stories? I can understand people being triggered by them, I have been by one or two myself but the storylines are supposed to portray day to day life and what people go through. There is a desperate need for more happier storylines to level it out though
 
watermelon sugar said:
Isn’t that sort of the point of soap opera’s though? Aren’t they meant to dramatise true to life stories? I can understand people being triggered by them, I have been by one or two myself but the storylines are supposed to portray day to day life and what people go through. There is a desperate need for more happier storylines to level it out though
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Rhona kidnaps the baby and as the DNA test shows it’s hers she gets to keep it and raise it, living happily ever after. The chances of that happening are zero but one can dream that for once it’s not all doom and gloom.
 
watermelon sugar said:
Isn’t that sort of the point of soap opera’s though? Aren’t they meant to dramatise true to life stories? I can understand people being triggered by them, I have been by one or two myself but the storylines are supposed to portray day to day life and what people go through. There is a desperate need for more happier storylines to level it out though
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My issue with these storylines is, I understand why they do them, but on almost every occasion they do them badly !! Not just Emmerdale, Corrie is terrible for it.
 
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