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 however promised that when delivered, it would
assist in the upbringing of the children through “support mechanisms”
and “crisis pregnancy management centers.”
Chairman of the Health Committee of CBCN and Auxiliary Bishop of
Abuja (Catholic Archdiocese), Most Rev. Anselm Umoren, stated these
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.
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 group said one of its support mechanisms would be the
establishment of crisis-pregnancy management centres to help Nigerians,
who might stand in need of similar help anywhere in the country.
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.
Source: Punchng
Monday, May 25, 2015
Pregnancies Of Boko Haram's Rape Victims Should Not Be Aborted - Bishop
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