The Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria has condemned suggestions by some stakeholders in the country, who have advocated that the pregnancy of some Boko Haram female victims, conceived through rape, should be terminated.
The organisation which condemned the act however says, it will be partly responsible for the upbringing of the children through support mechanisms and crisis pregnancy management centers. According to them, the babies are innocent and should not be killed for the offences of their erring fathers.
Chairman of the Health Committee of CBCN and Auxiliary Bishop of Abuja (Catholic Archdiocese), Most Rev. Anselm Umoren, stated these during a press conference yesterday in Abuja.
“Specifically, it is not tenable, the suggestion that killing the babies conceived through rape by the terrorists, is the most humane action to take in this instance. Since the babies are ignorant and innocent of the crimes – aggression, sexual assault, dehumanisation – against their mothers, it is unethical to punish them for the sins and offences of their erring fathers,” he said.
The organisation which condemned the act however says, it will be partly responsible for the upbringing of the children through support mechanisms and crisis pregnancy management centers. According to them, the babies are innocent and should not be killed for the offences of their erring fathers.
Chairman of the Health Committee of CBCN and Auxiliary Bishop of Abuja (Catholic Archdiocese), Most Rev. Anselm Umoren, stated these during a press conference yesterday in Abuja.
“Specifically, it is not tenable, the suggestion that killing the babies conceived through rape by the terrorists, is the most humane action to take in this instance. Since the babies are ignorant and innocent of the crimes – aggression, sexual assault, dehumanisation – against their mothers, it is unethical to punish them for the sins and offences of their erring fathers,” he said.
Hmmm.. Speechless
ReplyDeleteThe Pastor said the truth... Its a sin to abort pregnancy
ReplyDeleteWe all knw its a sin... but this girls need to do this to save their future
ReplyDeleteThey need our support not abortion... pls
ReplyDeletetheir future is at stake, without abortion
ReplyDeleteI think they need to abort it, Cause if they dont it will affect their future, coz those bokoharam may later come for them
ReplyDeleteI support u
DeleteI disagree Abortion is against God wish... So its a great Sin to abort
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