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.
Chairman of the Health Committee of CBCN and Auxiliary Bishop of Abuja (Catholic Archdiocese), Most Rev. Anselm Umoren, stated this during a press conference on Monday in Abuja.
He queried how Nigeria would accept to visit such innocent children “with capital punishment” in the name of abortion for an offence they did not commit simply because their fathers were misguided
religious and ideological bigots. Punch reports that the cleric said:
“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.”
The organisation however promised that when delivered, it would assist in the upbringing of the children through “support mechanisms” and “crisis pregnancy management centers.”
While expressing deep sorrow at the trauma endured by many Nigerians under the orgy of violence and terror by the Boko Haram sect, the CBCN said it opposed the “shallow arguments” being promoted by some individuals and groups, saying it meant repaying violence with an even more vicious violence.
The Bishops advised the victims to draw comfort from God, adding that the life of every baby is distinct, different and unique from that of their parents.
12 comments:
This one na tough question ooooo.
Tessy, u self. Oya answer d question now? Pls try n approve comments
If I say they should abort it it's a sin and by the way I can't ask them to give birth to a bastard whose father is somewhere kiling innocent peple
Tessy, if you're the one what will you do? You no go abort? Answer my question oooo
Right? They shouldn't not abort it. There's a reason for everything. One of those children my be the next big thing in the world.
Personally, I don't subscribe to abortion. So they should keep that child, give birth to them and hand them over to the govt to give to orphanage homes.
We never konw what tis children might grown to become. Let them keep the pregnancy n accept it as their fate. period
Apostle is right. They should not abort for whatever reason. If God doesn't want them to have the baby He won't let them get preganant in the first place
Abortion is not an option and our govt should not encourage it irrespective of hwo they were conceived.
May God have mercy on those who wnat these people to abort these pregnancies. What if their own mother had aborted them beofre they had the chance to live
Let them abort abeg. Cos killer's blood is already in those children. Does anyone think they will grow up to become a world changer. Na wa o.
The answer is simple. Let them take out the children and let these women continue their lives. Their lives, as it is, has been tampered with. Let them remove the baby and let them live their lives
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